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Benefits Curve | Gear Up for 2025: Your Roadmap to Benefits Success!

… our team. Stay tuned for fresh topics every other month! Gear Up for 2025: Your Roadmap to Benefits Success! Are you prepared to revolutionize your employee benefits strategy for 2025? Our June 20 webinar was designed to equip employers like you with the tools, strategies, and insights to enhance your benefits offerings for the upcoming year. Get the strategic insights and tools you need to thrive in 2025 and beyond. Our panel of specialists – Nabil Fakhoury, Managing Principal Private Equity, Employee Benefits, and Nick Favro, Executive Managing Underwriter, Employee Benefits – was moderated by Sherry Pitcher, Senior Consultant, Employee Benefits. What …

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Hype or Help? Obesity Drug Considerations for Employers

… established cardiovascular disease. Then, the CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) announced that health plans under Medicare Part D could cover Wegovy when deemed medically necessary. These developments underscore the growing importance of GLP-1 medications in healthcare management. While the cardiovascular and weight loss data emphasize the potential benefits of GLP-1 medications, the financial impact – exceeding $10,000 per patient annually – has made coverage decisions challenging for employers. Additionally, clinical trial data shows that continuous, chronic use is required to maintain weight loss. In people who discontinued therapy, two-thirds of their lost weight was regained after …

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EPIC Welcomes John Antvelink

Antvelink Joins the Midwest Region as Principal, Employee Benefits Consulting EPIC is thrilled to announce that John Antvelink has recently joined our firm as Principal, specializing in Employee Benefits. In this new role, he will focus on sales strategy, customer engagement and new business production in the Midwest region, with experience and a specialty in financial institutions. “We are delighted to introduce John as our first benefits advisor in the state of Michigan!” says Dan Grelecki, Sales Leader for EPIC Midwest. “His expertise will undoubtedly enhance our growing Midwest team.” Before joining EPIC, John Antvelink made significant contributions at MetLife …

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Compliance Matters Newsletter | June 2024

Let our team help you navigate the ever-changing benefits compliance landscape each month. Check out this month’s latest alerts, additional updates, and resources hot off the press: Employee Benefits Compliance Alerts This month’s Compliance Matters newsletter provides a comprehensive review of the following topics. To obtain your copy, please use the form below to download. Medicare Part D Redesign May Affect Creditable Coverage Status Final HIPAA Rules for Reproductive Healthcare Departments Provide Final Rules for ACA Section 1557 Special Alert: IRS Releases 2025 Limits for HDHPs & HSAs Update on California A.B. 2200 Single-Payer System Bill …

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Medicare Part D Redesign: Do You Know Your Creditable Coverage Status?

Medicare is a government program that provides health insurance for people 65 or older, people under age 65 with certain disabilities, and anyone with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). It is administered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), a division of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Since 2006, the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) prescription drug benefit (Medicare Part D, or Part D) allows all persons who are eligible for and enrolled in Medicare (due to age, disability or ESRD) to purchase Part D prescription drug coverage if they …

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The Well Newsletter | June 2024

… support to promote overall health and wellbeing is also essential for success. Learn about several ways to help employees prioritize their health. This month’s The Well newsletter provides messaging and tips for you to share with your workforce. To obtain your copy, please use the form below to download. Employee-Facing Email Download the Word file, then copy and paste the graphic and text into a fresh email to deploy to your workforce. Monthly Wellness Tips Share the monthly tips PDF to your intranet, HR portal, or post it in common office areas. Download this month’s resources Dive …

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EPIC Welcomes Adam Sandler

Adam Sandler Has Joined EPIC’s Real Estate and Hospitality Teams We are pleased to welcome Adam Sandler to our Real Estate and Hospitality leadership team. In his new position, Adam will advance the capability of our practice, develop new partnerships, and increase the value for our customers. Adam is based in our New York City office and will report to Marc Kunney, President Risk Management. “Adam is focused,” Marc said, “on innovative ways clients can better understand, mitigate, and manage their risks, and he will bring fresh solutions and ideas to our current and prospective clients.” Adam brings more …

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EPIC Welcomes Matt Heincker

Heincker Joins the Midwest Region as Practice Leader, Employee Benefits EPIC is thrilled to welcome Matt Heincker as the new Practice Lead for Employee Benefits in the Midwest region. With a wealth of knowledge and over ten years of specialized experience, Matt steps into his role ready to foster the growth and development of early-career employee benefits producers. His expertise will be instrumental in advising large employers on innovative strategies, all while leveraging EPIC’s top-tier resources to ensure their success. “Matt’s arrival marks a significant addition to our growing team,” says Dan Grelecki, Midwest Sales Leader …

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