by | February 13, 2015 | Health Risk Solutions, Preventive Care
February is a month that’s all about the heart. No, not just Valentine’s Day. I’m talking about American Heart Month. Not too long ago it was thought that heart disease was a problem for men. Warnings for men to recognize chest pain and left arm pain helped educate us...
by | February 9, 2015 | Health Risk Solutions, Preventive Care, Workplace Wellness
What if there was a way to prevent certain cancers? Good news! There is, if you make some straightforward decisions about certain aspects of your life. Specifically, I’m talking about good nutrition, regular exercise, and maintaining a healthy weight. While most...
by Mark Holloway | February 6, 2015 | Health Reform
When a full-time employee qualifies for premium assistance to purchase coverage on an exchange his or her employer may incur a penalty under the play or pay mandate (see our Alert). Employers will know when their employees qualify for premium assistance because...
by Compliance Services at Lockton | January 15, 2015 | Compliance Services, Dollar Limits, Domestic Partners, Employer Mandate, ERISA, Essential Health Benefits, Form 5500s, Health Reform, Health Reimbursement Arrangements, Health Savings Accounts, HIPAA, Life Insurance, Medicare, Mental Health Parity, Misc Health Reform, Preventive Care, Reporting & Disclosure, Reporting and Disclosure, Tax Issues
Compliance deadlines for health and welfare plans continue to abound as we start 2015. In the listing below, we focus on compliance deadlines during the first half of 2015. Although Jan. 1 has passed, we have also included items having compliance deadlines related to...
by Ed Fensholt | December 24, 2014 | Employer Mandate, Health Reform, Misc Health Reform
Posted on behalf of Ed Fensholt, J.D. – Senior Vice President and Director – Lockton Compliance Services Something worth noticing played out in the Green Mountain State last week. Vermont, no stranger to progressive politics, abandoned its single-payer healthcare...
by Jeannie Wilcox | December 2, 2014 | Employer Mandate, Health Reform
Mark your calendar: the Lockton Benefit Group Compliance Services Practice is hosting a complimentary webcast at 2 p.m. CT on Thursday, January 22, 2015. Employers hoping to stay abreast of the latest health reform developments (and take a look at what lies ahead)...
