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UBA Healthplan Survey 2015 Video | Pennsylvania Benefits Broker
Reviewing this years top trends – introducing the 2015 UBA Health Plan Survey Executive Summary – Now available! Please contact us today for more information
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How to Give Your 2016 Resolutions Staying Power | L.R. Webber Associates
www.newsusa.com With any new year comes a clean slate and a chance to take on new goals. For many, resolutions revolve around healthy changes, but experts caution that resolve begins to waver at the end of January — which is why setting specific, realistic goals is proven to be more effective. “When it comes to…
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Gift for Employers: Cadillac Tax Delayed | PA Benefits Specialist
By Danielle Capilla Chief Compliance Officer at United Benefit Advisors President Obama has signed the omnibus legislation that includes the Consolidated Appropriations Act for 2016 and a tax extenders package. The agreement will keep the federal government running through September 2016. Within the legislation is language that significantly impacts provisions of the Patient Protection and…
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Agencies Issue Final Rule on Grandfathered Health Plans and Other Initiatives | PA Benefits Broker
By Danielle Capilla Chief Compliance Officer at United Benefit Advisors Federal agencies recently issued a final rule that essentially combined a variety of interim final rules and non-regulatory guidance on a variety of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) initiatives such as grandfathered health plans, preexisting condition exclusions, internal and external appeals, rescission’s of…
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Proposed Benefit Payment and Parameters Rule Released | PA Employee Benefits
By Danielle Capilla Chief Compliance Officer at United Benefit Advisors Federal agencies have released the proposed rule for the 2017 Benefit Payment and Parameters. Among other items, it provides updates and annual provisions relating to: Risk adjustments, reinsurance, and risk corridors programs Cost-sharing parameters and cost-sharing reductions User fees for Federally-Facilitated Exchanges (FFEs) The standards…
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Use These Effective Time Management Strategies | Pennsylvania Benefits Broker
by: Merrie C. Weeks If you desire to have good time management then you need to have a strategy or an action plan. Following these strategies will help you get the most out of your days. First thing to do is Prioritize your work. Start each day by ranking the things that you much do.…
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Negotiating over COBRA Coverage – Use EXTREME CAUTION! | PA Benefits Broker
By Elizabeth Kay, Compliance & Retention Analyst AEIS Advisors A UBA Partner Firm Have you ever overheard the new employee in the break room, bragging about how good their health insurance was with their previous employer, and how much less expensive it was than the coverage they are currently being offered? You may think ”If…
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Cadillac Tax – Should employers be making changes now? | Duncansville Employee Benefits
By Elizabeth Kay, Compliance & Retention Analyst AEIS Advisors A UBA Partner Firm The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has brought about many changes in employee benefits. Plans have been eliminated, benefits added, rules changed, and rules have been delayed. The ACA has always been a heavily debated topic between the Republicans and Democrats, and now…
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Holiday Health Check-List: Use It or Lose It | PA Employee Benefits
www.newsusa.com As the end of the year nears, many of us are preoccupied with holiday parties, searching for the perfect gift for loved ones or making lists of things to accomplish before the new year begins. During this busy time, one important task is often forgotten on the to-do list: Make sure to use flexible…
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2016 Annual Limits Card Back by Popular Demand | Pennsylvania Benefits Broker
By Bill Olson Chief Marketing Officer at United Benefit Advisors Many employee benefit limits are automatically adjusted each year for inflation (this is often referred to as an “indexed” limit). UBA offers a quick reference chart showing the 2016 cost of living adjustments for health and Section 125 plans, qualified plans, Social Security/Medicare withholding, compensation…
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