Many employers have invested in on-site or near-site health clinics as a way to improve employee access to care, reduce healthcare costs, and minimize time away from work. While these clinics can provide significant value, they also can create a compliance issue that is easy to overlook: if your on-site clinic is a group health plan, are you complying ...
By now, many plan sponsors may be wondering whether SECURE 2.0 implementation will ever truly be finished. A recent reminder that the answer “not quite yet” comes in the form of IRS Notice 2026-33, which provided long-awaited guidance on qualified long-term care distributions. Prior to this release, there was little guidance on the ...
If your company recently received a check from Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBS), you may be wondering where it came from. You are not alone. The check likely relates to a class action suit filed in 2012, where plaintiffs alleged that BCBS and its affiliates violated federal antitrust laws by limiting competition. In 2020, BCBS agreed to settle ...