A medical plan surcharge for the COVID-19 unvaccinated is workable, but complex. To implement such a surcharge, plan sponsors need to make sure they take several steps. Here is a handy checklist...
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The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) requires employer group health plans to cover the COVID-19 test with no cost-sharing and includes new federal paid and unpaid leave requirements that affect employer group...more
Numerous workforce changes are happening in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to the surge of employees now working from home, many employers must take other personnel actions such as reducing work hours,...more
The IRS issued timely relief in response to the pleas of employers/plan sponsors that offer self-insured high deductible health plans (HDHPs) and are eager to amend their HDHPs to encourage COVID-19 testing and treatment....more