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CMS Provides Clarity on PACE Act Implications for States | Pennsylvania Benefits Broker
By Danielle Capilla Chief Compliance Officer at United Benefit Advisors The Providing Affordable Coverage for Employees (PACE) Act amended the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and redefined small employers as those with 50 or fewer employees; it also gives states the option to expand the definition to include employers with up to 100…
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2015 UBA Health Plan Survey Executive Summary Now Available! | Duncansville Benefits Broker
By Bill Olson Chief Marketing Officer at United Benefit Advisors The data are in for the 2015 Health Plan Survey! See our news release with the top cost trends. Download the UBA 2015 Health Plan Survey Executive Summary with more detailed findings. For quick reference, here’s a brief punch list of the top trends: Rates…
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IRS Announces 2016 Retirement Plan Contribution Limits | Pennsylvania Employee Benefits
www.thinkhr.com On October 21, 2015, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced cost-of-living adjustments affecting dollar limitations for pension plans and other retirement-related items for tax year 2016. In general, the pension plan limitations will not change in 2016 because the increase in the cost-of-living index did not meet the statutory thresholds that trigger their adjustment.…
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Temporary Safe Harbor for Online Posting of SBCs | PA Benefits Broker
By Danielle Capilla, Chief Compliance Officer at United Benefit Advisors A Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) is a four-page (double-sided) communication required by the federal government under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). It must contain specific information, in a specific order and with a minimum size type, about a group health…
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2015 UBA Health Plan Survey: Preliminary Findings Are Out! | Pennsylvania Employee Benefits
By Bill Olson Chief Marketing Officer at United Benefit Advisors UBA’s annual Health Plan Survey, the largest of its kind, provides data on 10,804 employers sponsoring 18,186 health plans. While the full findings will be released soon, preliminary data on average health plan costs, premiums, and contributions is now available. The average annual health plan…
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