1+ hour, 58+ min ago   (622+ words) Studies find short-term savings can be a gateway—not an impediment—to long-term savings. The dilemma of how to deploy the next available dollar may suggest emergency and retirement savings accounts compete with one another, but recent research suggests the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (461+ words) Physician and outpatient services and prescription coverage pose a significant threat to US fiscal resources, according to Boston College’s Center for Retirement Research. The depletion of Social Security trust funds often makes headlines, but Medicare spending also poses a huge,…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (526+ words) Speakers recommended key tasks plan sponsors can perform to ensure a smooth transition between service providers. Plan sponsors seeking an easy move between service providers should maintain clean participant census data and transparency with their support teams, panelists said at…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (306+ words) The contribution limit for health savings accounts will increase to $4,500 from $4,400 for 2027. The IRS announced inflation-adjusted limits for health savings accounts and related health benefit arrangements for 2027, increasing contribution caps and updating eligibility thresholds for those enrolled in high-deductible health…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (302+ words) Network Navigator is intended to help employers analyze providers’ price transparency data. Marsh McLennan Agency, a division of Marsh, announced Monday the launch of Network Navigator, a health care pricing tool that incorporates current price transparency data. The tool converts…...

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5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (406+ words) In addition to monetary penalties, the provider agreed to reform its mental health and substance use disorder services. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc. will pay at least $28 million to reimburse members for out-of-network mental health and substance use disorder services…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (897+ words) Benchmarking insights empower employers to identify costs, enhance overall plan features and ensure that participants are both engaged with their plans and ready to retire, said one of the panelists at PLANSPONSOR’s recent “Benchmarking Your Plan: Using Data to Stay…...

5+ mon, 4+ week ago   (290+ words) A federal judge dismissed a complaint accusing Bayada Home Health Care Inc. of mismanaging its 401(k) plan, delivering a victory for plan sponsors as the court considered the influence of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2025 decision in Cunningham v. Cornell University. The plaintiffs…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (435+ words) McDermott Will & Schulte attorneys lay out why a fundamentally sound and well-documented fiduciary process is key for health plan administration amid rapidly changing fiduciary standards. Although still in their early stages, these suits serve as an important reminder to health…...