
How self-funding can help control rising specialty drug costs - Benefit News
Raymond DePaola writes for Benefit News about how self-funding beats traditional coverage in lowering or containing prescription drug costs.

Editorial: Making "More Skin in the Game" for Patients Work - Modern Healthcare
This editorial piece by Merrill Goozner, editor of Modern Healthcare, looks at the challenges of rising healthcare costs, and how those rising costs impact employees' spending in other ways.

Enrich benefits package by adding health, retirement options: SHRM study - Benefits Pro
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Dan Cook writes for Benefits Pro about how employers can make their benefits packages more enticing to potential hires.

5 Healthcare Trends that Could Affect you in 2017 - The Fiscal Times
Beth Braverman reports on the top five healthcare trends in 2017 in this article for The Fiscal Times. She notes that "the American health care system faces massive uncertainty heading into 2017," as more Americans gain coverage but fewer can afford it.

American workers need more benefits education - Benefits Pro
Dan Cook writes for Benefits Pro about the results of a recent survey by the insurer Guardian, which reveals that many Americans do not understand the benefits (health or otherwise) they are receiving.
Internal Revenue Service Delays Affordable Care Act Reporting Deadline
The IRS has extended the due dates for furnishing 2016 Forms 1095-B and 1095-C to covered individuals and full-time employees, respectively, from January 31, 2017, to March 2, 2017. In addition, the IRS is also extending good faith penalty relief to reporting entities who can show they made good faith efforts to comply with the calendar year 2016 information reporting requirements. However, the deadline to file 2016 Forms 1094-B, 1095-B, 1094-C, and 1095-C with the IRS was not extended, and remains February 28, 2017 (or March 31, 2017, if filing electronically). Source: HR360

Employers struggling with ACA reporting requirements - Benefit News
Brian M. Kalish writes for Benefit News about the enormous penalities for which employers are on the line if they do not stay in compliance with the Affordable Care Act.
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Employers struggling to attract, retain employees - Benefit News
Amanda Eisenberg writes for Benefit News about the struggle employers are facing in attracting and retain employees with critical skills, high potential, and a top performance record.

How employers & general counsel can prepare for changes to the ACA - Benefits Pro
Kristen Rasmussen recently wrote for Benefits Pro about what companies need to do to prepare for the possible repeal of, or dramatic changes to, the Affordable Care Act.