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Thomas Spreitzer
- Sep 29, 2021
- 1 min
Medicare Part D Credible Coverage Notification Requirement
Each fall when Medicare's open enrollment begins, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requires "notice of credible...
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Thomas Spreitzer
- Sep 24, 2021
- 1 min
Things to Know About Vaccine Mandate
The Biden Administration recently issued an executive order requiring the vaccination of the unvaccinated, impacting businesses in the U.S.
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Thomas Spreitzer
- Aug 10, 2021
- 2 min
Boost Your Employee Benefits to Combat Hiring Crisis
Today, many employers are experiencing unprecedented hiring shortages despite high unemployment. Adding insult to injury, more existing...
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Thomas Spreitzer
- Jul 14, 2021
- 3 min
Why Supersize Healthcare And Insurance May Be Harmful To Consumers
As consumers, we know large volumes can drive costs down. It is how businesses like Home Depot, Lowes, Walmart, and other big-box...
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Thomas Spreitzer
- Jun 8, 2021
- 1 min
Health Insurance Carriers May Suspend COVID-19 Waivers Soon
Since a year ago in March, when the pandemic changed our world, health insurance carriers immediately started waiving insured members...
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Thomas Spreitzer
- May 19, 2021
- 1 min
IRS Issues 2022 Limits for HSAs and High-Deductible Health Plans
The IRS has announced the healthcare savings account (HSA) contribution limits for 2022. The annual limit for 2022 HSA contributions is...
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Thomas Spreitzer
- Apr 21, 2021
- 1 min
DOL Releases Subsidy FAQs and Notices
The American Rescue Plan Act, recently passed by the Biden administration, is a complicated stimulus bill containing several employee...
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Thomas Spreitzer
- Apr 9, 2021
- 1 min
PPE Now Qualifies for Benefit Reimbursement
In its March 26 Announcement 2021-7, the IRS clarified benefit account reimbursements for nonprescription, over-the-counter personal...
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Thomas Spreitzer
- Mar 23, 2021
- 2 min
What The $1.9 Trillion Rescue Plan Means To You
The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) was signed into law this past week. This bill includes a few items regarding employee...
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Thomas Spreitzer
- Mar 15, 2021
- 1 min
Are You Compliant with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Rules?
We have reminded our clients that managing Affordable Care Act (ACA) compliance is a complex process, and the IRS penalty risks are...
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Thomas Spreitzer and Michiko Kurahashi
- Jan 27, 2021
- 3 min
ACA –Why It's Still Making Headlines And The RGB Effect
(This blog was published in America's Benefit Specialist Magazine, November 2020 Issue) In early 2010, President Obama signed the...
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