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Inflation-Adjusted ERISA Penalties – DOL

by Arman Vahdatinia | Feb 27, 2017 | Featured, Group Benefits, Health Insurance

The Department of Labor recently released their inflation-adjusted penalties for ERISA, the Family Medical Leave Act, and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act. The chart below shows some of the more common penalties assessed from DOL audits.   Failure to...

Blue Shield and Sutter Health sign 3 year contract

by Arman Vahdatinia | Jan 5, 2017 | Blue Shield of CA, Covered CA, Featured, Group Benefits, Health Insurance, Individual Benefits, News

Sutter Health and Blue Shield of California have come to an agreement on a three year renewal of their provider contact through Dec. 31st, 2019.  The contract is for all coverage – Individual, Group, Medi-Cal, and Medicare.  Keep in mind that not all providers...

Eliminating Dependent Coverage? COBRA Rules, and the Employer Shared Responsibility Provision

by Arman Vahdatinia | Oct 26, 2016 | ACA Requirements, Featured, Group Benefits, Health Insurance

With healthcare premiums continuously increasing year over year, many employers are searching for options to help reduce their benefit costs. A seemingly quick fix would be to eliminate dependent coverage, but you may want to consider eliminating dependent...

Wrap SPD Requirements – Are you ERISA Compliant?

by Arman Vahdatinia | Oct 14, 2016 | ACA Requirements, Featured, Group Benefits

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) oversees group benefit plans, and with the onset of the Affordable Care Act, the ERISA Summary Plan Description (SPD) requirements are in the spotlight.  More often than not, a plan administrator assumes that a...

California Choice HSA Options – Q4 2016

by Arman Vahdatinia | Oct 5, 2016 | Group Benefits, Health Insurance, News

As the majority of group renewals are fast approaching, I wanted to outline the different HSA options available to CaliforniaChoice clients.  For the fourth quarter of 2016, there are twelve different HSA eligible medical policies from five different carriers. (Listed...

HSA Eligible Medical Policies

by Arman Vahdatinia | Oct 5, 2016 | Group Benefits, Health Insurance, News

As insurance premiums continue to rise, you may find yourself exploring coverage options you may not have considered in the past.  One of which is an HSA eligible policy that has risen in popularity over the years for multiple reasons.    Health Savings Accounts are...
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