Category: Healthcare

New Indexed Benefit and Cost-of Living Adjustments for 2025

New Indexed Benefit and Cost-of Living Adjustments for 2025

The Departments of Treasury, Health and Human Services, and Labor have published updated indexed benefit and cost-of-living adjustments impacting employee benefit plans. This article offers a high-level overview of the affected…

PCORI Fee Due July 31

When The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) fee is due annually by July 31. Use the second-quarter Form 720 to make your payment. (Note: Although Form 720 is a quarterly form, you only have…

What You Should Know About the Provider Relief Fund (PRF)

The Provider Relief Fund supports American families, workers, and the heroic healthcare providers in the battle against the COVID-19 outbreak. HHS is distributing $178 billion to hospitals and healthcare providers on the…

Bender Insurance Solutions Promotes Kek Roys to Vice President, Healthcare Risk

SACRAMENTO, CA — Bender Insurance Solutions, the largest independent, employee-owned and family-led insurance brokerage in the Sacramento region, has promoted Kek Roys to Vice President, Healthcare Risk in their Commercial Lines Department….

SB 1159 – Amends Existing Workers’ Compensation Laws Regarding COVID-19

SB 1159 amends existing workers’ compensation laws to address the impact of employees who contract COVID-19 and the extent that such illness is considered industrial, and therefore entitles the employee to workers’…

AB 685 – More COVID Complications for Employers

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on maintaining a safe workplace, AB 685 amends the Labor Code in several areas to require employers to adhere to stricter occupational health…