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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) imposes requirements to protect and help consumers maintain both their health insurance and their privacy. Some of the main provisions include:
As an employer of choice, you take time and effort to help your employees face the challenges that inevitably come along. Even (or maybe especially) for those who have diligently saved for retirement and kept themselves healthy to minimize their healthcare costs, there is one more danger lurking in the shadows: The cost of long-term […]
Many individuals are left to their own devices when it comes to healthcare coordination. As illustrated by an infographic by NewBenefits.com, your employees can face a number of difficulties and frustrations when seeking treatment. That’s where health advocacy comes in.
By Laura Carabello, Founder and Principal, CPR Strategic Marketing Communications With budgets and pocketbooks having taken a severe hit from mounting healthcare costs, HR and benefits executives are challenged to help companies avoid substantial monetary penalties for noncompliance under the reform’s new regulations, and seek strategies to curb staggering healthcare costs. In this environment, medical […]
By Susan Schoenfeld, JD, Senior Legal Editor HR.BLR.com What do you do when an employee asks for leave for infertility treatment? Is leave for infertility treatment available under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), theAmericans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA)? According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), infertility […]
We offer 100% of our employees health benefits. Are we still required to track Full Time Equivalents? The Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) employer responsibility requirement (or the “play or pay” provision) does not require employers to provide healthcare insurance for their employees. Instead, it requires employers to share healthcare responsibility by either providing coverage or […]
Going beyond traditional healthcare offerings, Astellas, a pharmaceutical company based in Northbrook, Illinois, recently launched a benefits program for its almost 3,000 U.S. based employees that offers a culture of support for multigenerational family responsibilities.
Unfortunately, employee mistakes in the medical field are par for the course. Indeed, there are companies that specifically work with hospitals and medical institutions in an attempt to decrease error and increase quality healthcare.
USERRA is the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. In short, it creates protections for uniformed servicemembers to keep their civilian jobs during a deployment or training period. USERRA was established in 1994 and serves as a clarification and addition to the Veteran’s Reemployment Rights (VRR) Statute. The aim of USERRA is to ensure […]
SPECIAL from HR Tech Las VegasThe world of HR is being changed by technology every day in new and exciting ways, with advancements in everything from promoting company culture to benefits management. Castlight Health presented its innovations at this year’s HR Technology® Conference and Expo in Las Vegas.