When benefit advisors and HR professionals conduct an employee benefit plan audit, they should focus on several key aspects to ensure compliance, accuracy and completeness. The initial deadline to ...

As organizations continue to look for ways to save costs amid pricing increases and other inflationary pressures, many overlook opportunities hidden in their employee benefit plans. For certain ...

With careful planning, data and creative thinking, benefit leaders can reduce costs and boost outcomes for employees.

With November 1 fast approaching, here is a guide to making sure benefit offerings and communication are set up for maximum ...

Weight loss drugs are in high demand, but most employers can’t shoulder the cost as health care rates skyrocket.

For calendar-year plans, the 2025 plan year is right around the corner. And even for non-calendar-year plans, January 1, 2025, is a key implementation date for certain plan features. This is the ideal ...

Certain transactions between employee benefit plans and “parties in interest” are prohibited under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA). Persons who provide services ...

The North Carolina State Health Plan experience shows us that large, self-insured employers can work to bend the cost curve ...

With the right approach, organizations can achieve both financial efficiency and improved plan quality. This is especially ...

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This document rescinds the Department of Labor's (Department or DOL) 2018 rule entitled "Definition of Employer Under Section 3(5) of ERISA--Association Health Plans" (2018 AHP Rule). The 2018 AHP ...