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HIPAA Requirements for Safeguarding Protected Health Information
November 9, 2016 WEBCAST
MentorHealth

401(k) Beyond the Basics 13: Distribution Restrictions and Hardships
November 14, 2016 WEBCAST
FIS Relius Education

EPCRS 2016: What’s new? What’s different?
November 15, 2016 WEBCAST
FIS Relius Education

Employer-Only Roundtable: Wellness Program Strategies for Innovation & Evaluation
November 17, 2016 in IL
Midwest Business Group on Health

401(k) Beyond the Basics 14: Participant Loans: The Fine Print
November 21, 2016 WEBCAST
FIS Relius Education

401(k) Beyond the Basics 15: All About Roth
November 28, 2016 WEBCAST
FIS Relius Education

IRA Prohibited Transactions and Their Tax Consequences
January 18, 2017 WEBCAST
National Business Institute

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[Guidance Overview]

Text of IRS Information Letter 2016-0051: Taxability of Contributions by Employer to Health Care Sharing Ministry (PDF)
"Your constituent asked if an employer can contribute to the premiums of employees who decline coverage in an employer group health plan and instead participate in a health care sharing ministry.... Members of a HCSM are exempt from the requirement in section 5000A of the Internal Revenue Code to keep minimum essential coverage. However, coverage by an HCSM is not minimum essential coverage. In addition, the law does not consider membership in an HCSM as health insurance and payments for participating in a HCSM are not deductible medical care. " [Dated June 22, 2016; released Sept. 30, 2016.]
Internal Revenue Service [IRS]

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From new strategies in population health management to cost-containment solutions and ACA updates, HBCE will provide the in-depth information you need to keep your benefit plans compliant and your employees engaged. Register today!

[Guidance Overview]

No Rest for the Weary: Breaking Down DOL's New Paid Sick Leave Mandate for Federal Contractors
"As contractors tackle the final rule, they will need to consider four issues: [1] how to identify whether they are subject to the final rule and the pockets of employee populations entitled to paid sick leave under it; [2] how to shoehorn the new sick leave requirements into existing leave programs ... [3] how to harmonize the final rule's requirements with state and local sick leave mandates that differ from ... the final rule; and [4] how to manage internal inequities that may result between covered and non-covered employees who may work alongside one another."
Ogletree Deakins

[Guidance Overview]

Important Paid Sick Leave Law Developments: San Diego, San Francisco, and Berkeley
"When San Diego voters initially approved the city's paid sick leave law, it contained no provision for a cap on accrual ... Now, San Diego employers are permitted to cap total accrual of paid sick leave at 80 hours.... [B]eginning Jan. 1, 2017, paid sick leave [in San Francisco] will begin to accrue on commencement of employment (instead of 90 days after commencement of employment).... The Berkeley City Council passed a paid sick leave ordinance on Aug. 31, 2016, along with an amendment of its minimum wage ordinance. Employees begin accruing paid sick leave under the ordinance on Oct. 1, 2017."
BakerHostetler

Court Sides with Justice Department on Anthem-Cigna Merger Letters
"A federal court has sided with the Department of Justice in telling Anthem and Cigna to turn over letters and emails that allegedly show the insurers accusing each other of breach of the merger contract ... The Department of Justice filed a court motion to get the correspondence in late September, after learning during a teleconference with the insurers of the existence of the documents."
Healthcare Finance News

Handling HSAs After Death or Divorce
"HSAs are actually handled like IRAs in a divorce. Interest in an HSA can be transferred between spouses as part of a divorce or separation agreement. It is not considered a taxable transfer, and the interest that is transferred keeps its identity as an HSA for the receiving spouse. The transferred HSA can be moved to a new trustee or administrator if desired and invested as the recipient sees fit.... An HSA inherited from a spouse ... becomes the account of the surviving spouse, and he or she has all the same rights as the original owner. There is no tax impact if the funds are used to pay for eligible medical expenses."
Morningstar Advisor

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New York's New Parental Leave Law: What You Need to Know

October 26 webinar provides an overview of current laws governing parental leave and then turns to an overview of the new New York law, which is effective January 1, 2018.

High Deductibles Could Backfire on Insurers, Employers
"Health plans try to encourage preventative care by making much of it covered in full regardless of the deductible, but research has shown that consumers typically have a poor understanding of their insurance policies and many are forgoing covered preventative care because they assume they will have to pay."
HealthLeaders Media

Maternity Leave Policies: Trade-Offs Between Labour Market Demands and Health Benefits for Children
"[W]hile research shows that [a] long period of leave can have negative effects on women's labour market attachment and career advancements, early return to work can be seen as a factor ... potentially having negative health impacts for babies.... The aim of this brief is to examine the relationship between leave provision and health benefits for children."
RAND Corporation

Kaiser Now Interacts More with Patients Virtually Than In-Person
"52 percent of the integrated health system's 110 million physician-member interactions took place via smartphone, videoconferencing, kiosks, or other technology tools. [CEO Bernard Tyson] said that Kaiser is reversing the traditional health care delivery model that asks patients to come to providers and is instead bringing services to the patients."
The Advisory Board Company

TRICARE Lowers Mental Health Care Co-Pays, Expands Treatment Options
"TRICARE retirees, as well as non-active duty dependents and survivors, generally will pay roughly half the co-payment for outpatient mental health care and substance abuse treatment -- from $25 to $12 per visit -- effective Oct. 3. 'Co-pays and cost-shares for inpatient mental health services will also be the same as for inpatient medical/surgical care,' said a press release."
Government Executive

How a One-Person Benefits Team Becomes an Army
"By working with a support center, you can bring the human touch back to benefits and further the power of your technology. And it's an opportunity for your tech vendor to reinforce their commitment to your company's success and your opportunity to show your commitment to your employees' success. In practical terms, a support center acts as an extension of your benefits team, providing assistance with benefit questions, enrollment and certain areas of administration."
Benefitfocus

Wells Fargo Chairman, CEO John Stumpf Retires; Board of Directors Elects Tim Sloan CEO, Director; Appoints Lead Director Stephen Sanger Chairman, Director Elizabeth Duke Vice Chair
Wells Fargo

Mike Reis Joins Ameritas as VP of Retirement Plans
Ameritas

PSCA Announces New Directors
PSCA [Plan Sponsor Council of America]

Fulcrum Partners Executive Benefits Expands Orlando Team
Fulcrum Partners LLC.

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