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Employee Benefit News for School, City and County Employers

Before You Change Your Voluntary Worksite Carrier: Read This!

Today, many public sector organizations such as schools, cities, and counties offer voluntary worksite benefits like accident, hospital indemnity, critical illness, cancer, etc. Employees highly...

How Employers Should Handle Medical Loss Ratio Rebates

According to Affordable Care Act rules, health insurance carriers needed to issue medical loss ratio (MLR) rebates to eligible employers by September 30, 2018, for the 2017 reporting year. The below...

Using Generational Messaging to Discuss Benefits

Your organization is a melting pot of employees from different generations and life stages. While one employee is planning to expand their family, another one is moving towards retirement.

Self-Funded Employers: Lower Orthopedic Costs Using Stem Cell Therapy

National Insurance Services has partnered with Regenexx to help our self-funded, public sector employers with 100+ employees or more, reduce healthcare costs, improve outcomes, and deliver better...

New Download: 2019 Open Enrollment Checklist

As you prepare for open enrollment this year, note that ACA changes for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2019 may affect the design and administration of your plans. Below is a brief...

Hope for WI Cities Struggling with Unfunded Retiree Health Liabilities

In the 1970s-1980s, most Wisconsin cities began offering to pay all or some of their retiree’s health insurance benefits post-employment. Some organizations allowed employees to exchange...

How Physician Quality Data Impacts Your Health Plan Costs

Please note that Grand Rounds combined with Doctor on Demand and are now known as Included Health.

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PCORI Fee Deadline July 31st

If your health plan is self-funded, the deadline to pay your annual PCORI fees is July 31, 2018. You should use IRS Form 720 for reporting.

Why 3-5 Year Strategic Plans for Health Benefits is Trending

With health insurance increases, schools, counties, and other governmental employers are continually looking for ways to contain their costs. Traditionally, public sector employers took a tactical...

Prescribed Meds Could Literally be Giving Your Employees a Headache

National Insurance Services has partnered with Grand Rounds to help our clients reduce their health insurance claims. In this article, Grand Rounds discusses prescribing headache medications and how...