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Employee Benefit Trends: What is a Lifestyle Spending Account? | California Employee Benefits

April 24, 2023

A Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA) offers employers an opportunity to help fund health and wellness costs that a traditional group health plan won’t cover. LSAs are often used as perks to attract and retain quality employees and could be a desirable piece of the employee benefits puzzle. What Is a Lifestyle Spending Account? A Lifestyle … Continued

Compliance Recap – March 2023 | CA Employee Benefits Advisors

April 17, 2023

By Myron Jucha & Sara Howland

IRS RELEASES 2024 EMPLOYER SHARED RESPONSIBILITY PROVISION PENALTIES The dollar amount used to calculate the employer shared responsibility provision penalties (ESRP) has been provided for 2024. As background, the penalties can be assessed under Code § 4980H(a) if an applicable large employer (ALE) fails to offer minimum essential coverage to the required number of … Continued

Two Areas Impacting Benefits When the COVID-19 Emergencies End | San Diego Benefits Team

April 10, 2023

By Myron Jucha & Sara Howland

When the COVID-19 public health emergency and national emergency were declared in 2020, no one anticipated they would still be in place in 2023. On January 30, 2023, the President announced the intent to end the emergencies on May 11, 2023. The impact of the emergencies on employer-sponsored benefits affected certain coverages, reimbursements, and timelines. … Continued

Fact Sheet for Consumers About the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency | CA Benefits Agents

April 10, 2023

By Myron Jucha & Sara Howland

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a consumer-facing fact sheet to help people know what to expect at the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE). The Department of Health and Human Services is planning for the federal PHE and the COVID-19 national emergency to expire at the end of the day … Continued

Benefits 101: Vision Insurance | San Diego Benefits Consultants

April 3, 2023

By Myron Jucha & Sara Howland

According to WebMD, the eyes are the most highly developed sensory organs in your body. Did you know that more of your brain is dedicated to the sense of sight than to all of the other senses combined? So, it makes sense that you would do all that you can to protect and care for these … Continued

Employee Benefit Trends: What is a Lifestyle Spending Account? | California Employee Benefits

Compliance Recap – March 2023 | CA Employee Benefits Advisors

Two Areas Impacting Benefits When the COVID-19 Emergencies End | San Diego Benefits Team

Fact Sheet for Consumers About the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency | CA Benefits Agents

Benefits 101: Vision Insurance | San Diego Benefits Consultants

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