Health Benefits

DID YOU KNOW? According to the annual Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research & Educational Trust employer health benefits survey, over half of large employers have embraced telemedicine, with 63 percent offering health care services through this method. Of these employers, 33 percent offer financial incentives to receive health care services this way, as opposed to an inperson...

DID YOU KNOW? The IRS recently announced new 2018 limits for qualified retirement plans. These limits help increase the value of qualified retirement plans for your employees. Contact Stuckey Insurance to discuss how these changes may impact your plans. DOL Provides Update on Overtime Rule Last May, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced a new rule that would affect who qualifies for...

DID YOU KNOW? A federal judge struck down the Department of Labor’s (DOL) overtime rule, which would have raised the Fair Labor Standards Act minimum salary threshold from $23,660 to $47,476. Based on the court’s ruling, the DOL will need to present a more reasonable salary threshold if it wishes to pass any future overtime rules. This means employers should continue operating as usual, but...

Medicare Part D Notices Due by Oct. 14, 2017 Each year, Medicare Part D requires group health plan sponsors to disclose to individuals eligible for Medicare Part D and to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) whether the health plan’s prescription drug coverage is creditable. Plan sponsors must provide the annual disclosure notice to Medicare-eligible individuals before Oct. 15,...