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How Employers Avoid Payroll Taxes and the 35% Excise Tax on HSA Savings - by CoreDocuments.com
Employers that make HSA Savings contributions for their employees outside of a Section 125 Premium Only Plan run the risk of being subject to the 35% Excise Tax, unless they make the contributions comparable. Numerous restrictions apply that can be avoided with a Section 125 Cafeteria Plan modified to handle HSA savings deductions. For a limited time, Core Documents, Inc., www.CoreDocuments.com, is offering the Section 125 Premium Only Plan Document with the HSA Savings Module at a discounted price of only $159.00.

Double Whammy – EEOC ADA Opinion Letter and GINA Interim Final Regulations
Double Whammy – EEOC ADA Opinion Letter and GINA Interim Final Regulations Restrict Health Risk Assessments in Wellness Initiatives

Buyers Study 2008: The Trends Employers Are Facing and the Plans They're Buying
What are the trends employers are facing when it comes to benefits? Unum shares its study.

"Consistent Performing" Employers Find Five Keys to Health Cost Control
Companies Remain Confident in Future of Health Benefits, National Business Group on Health/Watson Wyatt Survey Finds

HealthFitness’ HRA Detects Health Risks of Client’s Global Employees
INSIGHT® International HRA provides multinational employers with critical data to design programs that reduce employee health risks and costs based on geographic location.

Warren L. Ezra Joins Benefit Concepts
Benefit Concepts, Inc. announced today that Warren Ezra has joined the company as Regional Sales Manager covering the Southeastern United States.

American Community Introduces APEP Choices(TM), an Affordable Plan For Small Groups
American Community Mutual Insurance Company, a leading provider of Individual and Group health insurance, announced today of the introduction of APEP Choices(TM), an affordable plan for small groups in Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska and Ohio.

Janet Weinstock Joins Benefit Concepts to Direct Sales in the Southeastern U.S.
Benefit Concepts, Inc. announced today that Janet Weinstock has joined the company as Regional Sales Manager covering the Southeastern United States. In this new role Ms. Weinstock will be responsible for the distribution and management of the benefits administration outsourcing services offered by Benefit Concepts. Ms. Weinstock has established an office in Tampa, Florida to service clients located in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama and Mississippi. In this capacity Janet will be working with both prospective end user clients and the broker/consultant community.

Reforming Health Care in America
There is a “Health Care Crisis” in America, says Michael Barton. What is the future of health care delivery in America and should Health Care be “Nationalized”? Michael Barton answers these questions and more.

Consumer Behavior for Health Care Benefits
Asparity quantifies consumer behavior for health care benefits and announces Decision Support Results for the 2007 enrollment season.

Workscape Teams with WebMD to Provide Online Wellness and Benefits Decision-Support Tools
Workscape, Inc., experts in outsourced benefits and compensation solutions, today announced it has teamed with WebMD, the leading provider of health information, to provide an integrated solution that helps employees make more informed benefit, treatment and provider decisions.

Workscape Teams with WebMD to Provide Online Wellness and Benefits Decision-Support Tools for Employ
Workscape, Inc., experts in outsourced benefits and compensation solutions, today announced it has teamed with WebMD, the leading provider of health information, to provide an integrated solution that helps employees make more informed benefit, treatment and provider decisions.

Executive Summary: Health Promotion and Wellness
It's probably overstating the case to say that "a business is only as healthy as its employees," but not by much.

Employees gain 24x7 access to healthcare account funds with CDHpac
MphasiS Healthcare Solutions Integrates Consumer-Directed Healthcare Product with Core Health Benefits Management Solution

Employers Use HRA Plans to Reimburse Individual Health Insurance & Save 50% over Group Rates
Employers all over the country are rushing to HRA Plans to reduce the high cost of providing health benefits to their employees. Historically January is when most employers establish a new HRA Plan year.

2006 Spencer Survey of Consumer-Driven Health Plans
HOPING TO COMBAT RISING HEALTH CARE COSTS, TWICE AS MANY EMPLOYERS OFFER HSA OR HRA OPTIONS THIS YEAR

URAC released the third issue brief in a series tracking the progress and challenges facing consumers.
URAC (www.urac.org), the independent, nonprofit leader in promoting health care quality through its accreditation and certification programs, is expanding its emphasis on ways to further protect and empower consumers in an increasingly more consumer-driven health care benefits and management environment.

LaSalle and ConnectYourCare Offer Consumer Directed Healthcare Account Administration Platform
LaSalle, ConnectYourCare to offer full-service solution to Administer Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Reimbursement Arrangements, and Health Savings Accounts.

Employer Interest in Consumer-Directed Health Plans Growing, Watson Wyatt/National Business Group on Health Survey Finds
Survey Reveals Strategies Successful Companies Are Taking to Minimize Cost Increases

EAPs Can Help Employees Manage Changing Health Care Benefits
When debilitated by illness and stressed from losing days at work, the last thing employees need is to decipher the dozens of confusing bills and statements that are piling up at home. For many companies and their employees - that resource can and should be their Employee Assistance Program (EAP), writes Zachary Meyer.

ProcessWorks, Inc. Launches Atlanta Office
National Human Resource Administration company continues expansion with new Southeast Region Office. Photo available upon request.