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EPIC Adds Nancy Webster

Addition further strengthens EPIC’s Employee Benefits Operation in the Southwest Region EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property and casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today that Nancy Webster has joined the firm as Senior Principal. Webster will report to KJ Wagner, President of the Southwest Region. In her new position, Webster is responsible for new business development, and the design, placement, and management of employee benefits insurance programs and solutions for mid-market and large clients. Webster joins EPIC from Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., where she spent 18 years of her career and became Area …

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Looking Back at the Year and Forward to Family Benefits

… COVID-19 and are rising to the occasion to improve racial equality. Shifting daily operational policies, implementing paid leave benefits, all while having difficult conversations about racism, has not been easy. Still, I truly believe the hard work will yield great results for years to come. As we move into employee benefits open enrollment season and decisions are being made for the year ahead, human resources leaders should do an audit and proactively make enhancements to their family benefits packages. Here are three questions to consider: Does your program address racial disparities in maternity support? A tough but important question …

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Harris Moves Healthcare Politics to the Left

Viewpoints from Craig Hasday Kamala Harris retracted her support for Medicare for All during her recent presidential election campaign – but she is definitely left-leaning. She had been a co-sponsor of Bernie Sanders’ Medicare for All bill, but the headwinds were too fierce. Now, Vice Presidential Candidate Harris has a new opportunity to move healthcare even further to the left than Biden’s public option. In addition to advocating single-payer, Harris had suggested that the government actually set drug prices. The lobbyists are pulling out their big guns. Consolidation is moving quickly in this high-stakes game. Providers …

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Covering Coronavirus: Risk Considerations Volume 1, Issue 20

EPIC Risk Advisory Bulletin Volume 1, Issue 20 The global COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic remains both dynamic and fluid. We continue to see unprecedented disruptions at home and abroad. In this issue, we take a focused look at: General Information on Coronavirus Insurance Products and Coverage Information Insights Gained from July Renewals News of Note Human Resources and Employee Benefits Liability Protection Sticking Point of Potential Virus Aid OSHA Revises Employee Medical Records Rule EPIC Team Trains 1,000 for Nationwide Event Judge Expands Virus Paid Leave Rule Presumptive Compensability Legislation Update Insights from Across the Firm The information presented …

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Tobacco Cessation Pulse Survey

Tobacco Use is the #1 Cause of Preventable Death and Disability in the U.S. Second-hand tobacco smoke is also harmful to health. The most common type of tobacco product is cigarettes, but other forms of tobacco include cigars, e-cigarettes, hookah, chew, dip, and snuff. Many employers offer tobacco programming to members in the form of cessation programs or free, discounted nicotine replacement therapies, such as a nicotine patch, gum, lozenges, or prescribed medications. Take this quick survey to learn what other companies are doing to promote tobacco cessation, and how their tobacco programs are administered. All who …

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Stealing the Show: Host Effective Open Enrollment Presentations

… stand in front of employees and gauge their reactions – read the room, if you will – but this year may be different. So how do you respond? Fortunately, it’s a topic I, along with my colleague and EPIC National Learning & Development Director, Kate Tabony Rose, spoke about at the recent “Employee Benefits University” event held for EPIC account management teams. Our guidance is centered around the three key phases of any presentation: Prepare – how you approach the presentation Design – building out the presentation Deliver – executing the presentation Prepare Before you deliver the presentation, the work ahead of you may seem …

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What’s on Employers’ Minds...

… along to our employees, knowing plan costs in 2020 typically ran way under budget? This is a challenging question that largely hinges upon how far under budget costs ran, the economic condition of the client, and the risk tolerance given uncertain 2021 plan costs. Are there non-intrusive coverages or benefits we can introduce to employees at little to no cost that are simple to implement remotely? Things like voluntary benefits, technology-based medical services and previously overlooked state mandates/plan enhancements are front-of-mind. Where can we extract savings with little pain to participants? Pharmacy and dental are …

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IRS Releases Draft Forms for 2020 ACA Reporting

… C to report information required under Section 6056, as well as information required under Section 6055 for ALEs who sponsor self-insured plans. The draft 2020 forms are largely similar to the final 2019 versions. On Form 1095-C, Part II is modified to include a field to report an employee’s age as of January 1 of the reporting year. Part II now includes new fields to report an employee’s ZIP Code, by month, by which may be used by employers that sponsor Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements (ICHRAs). The embedded instructions also outline a number of new …

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