7+ hour, 14+ min ago  (128+ words) Date & Time: Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 2: 00 pm ET Agnes Fasano, Marketing Manager II, In Comm Payments Bruce Sattley, Chief Product Officer, In Comm HSAs are one of the most powerful tools in the benefits ecosystem'yet many employees struggle to use them…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (348+ words) One or more Senate committees could be bringing in health insurance company chief executive officers for a new round of hearings. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent from Vermont who caucuses with the Democrats, are asking…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (848+ words) The regulators who oversee the Affordable Care Act public exchange system are wondering whether to treat "non-network plans" as major medical insurance coverage and let the plans use ACA premium tax credit subsidies. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services'the arm…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (240+ words) As the relationship between employees and employers continues to evolve, workforce expectations are shifting and influencing perspectives on the value of certain employee benefits. Those who have lived experience of bereavement are 1. 5 times more likely than others to cite bereavement…...

4+ mon, 4+ day ago  (534+ words) While the United States remains one of the few developed countries without a federal mandate requiring employers to provide paid maternity leave, many states have stepped up to fill that gap. Just as employer leave policies have expanded in recent…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago  (456+ words) With escalating medical and pharmacy costs as a primary motivator, employers are moving healthcare benefit cost-containment to the top of their overall priorities for 2026, according to a new survey. In last year's edition of Brown & Brown's Employee Health and Benefits…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (611+ words) Economic realities are reshaping how employees approach health insurance selection, according to Ben Light, VP of partnerships at ICHRA platform Zorro, who predicts a surge in Bronze plan enrollments as workers feel the squeeze of persistent inflation and cost-of-living pressures....

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (575+ words) As Congress moves to end the government shutdown, one critical benefit provision remains unresolved: the future of pandemic-era, enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies. Without a renewal, millions of Americans, especially those earning just above 400% of the federal poverty level,…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (323+ words) Nearly 40% of disputes submitted to the federal Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) process in 2024 were identified as ineligible. Yet, many still advanced through arbitration'forcing employers and health plans to pay unnecessary or excessive claims, according to a new survey from America's…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (578+ words) With benefits growing more complex each year, many employees continue to find open enrollment stressful and confusing. According to research by retirement and insurance solution Corebridge Financial, 20% of more than 1, 000 workers surveyed say the open enrollment process is hard to…...