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Since the COVID-19 pandemic, employers have faced challenges in attracting and retaining employees. The labor market will cool slightly in 2024, but competition for talent will remain....

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Employers should be aware of the compliance issues impacting their health plan coverage in 2024, including expanded electronic reporting requirements under the ACA and anticipated...

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The IRS recently issued Notice 2023-37, providing updated guidance for high deductible health plans (HDHPs) regarding COVID-19 testing and treatment expenses, as well as clarifying...

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President Biden signed a resolution which ended the COVID-19 national emergency as of April 10, 2023. Both the national emergency and public health emergency (PHE) were supposed to...

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Employee well-being will be a primary focus for employers this year. Now more than ever, employees want to feel that they belong in a workplace and feel recognized, appreciated, and...

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Voluntary benefits can be a great way for employers to round out their benefits package. They are beneficial to employees and their families, and many come with little to no cost to...

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Starting April 1, 2023, states that maintained continuous Medicaid enrollment during the COVID-19 pandemic can start terminating coverage for those individuals who are no longer...

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The COVID-19 national emergency and public health emergency (PHE) is scheduled to end on May 11, 2023. Employer-sponsored health plans will no longer have to follow these health plan...

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More employees are experiencing mental health challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, inflation, and evolving job duties. According to a 2022 Lyra survey, 84% of employees...

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently extended the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) through April 11, 2023. The PHE has renewed every 90 days since...