news + events

PacFed Benefit Administrators 10/4/21 PacFed Benefit Administrators 10/4/21

Health Care Costs Could Increase for the Unvaccinated

Many employers have encouraged workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 by offering financial incentives. With the Delta variant driving up infections and hospitalizations throughout the country, some are now considering a monthly paycheck deduction for the unvaccinated.

PacFed Benefit Administrators 9/18/21 PacFed Benefit Administrators 9/18/21

Inflation May Prompt Largest Social Security Cost-of-Living Increase in Decades

Based on Consumer Price Index data through March 2021, Social Security recipients could receive up to a 6.1 percent increase to their benefits next year due to the nation’s surging inflation rate.

PacFed Benefit Administrators 9/1/21 PacFed Benefit Administrators 9/1/21

Beat the Summer Heat

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 618 people in the nation die from extreme heat every year. How can you keep yourself and others safe?

PacFed Benefit Administrators 6/30/21 PacFed Benefit Administrators 6/30/21

IRS Releases New Guidance on COBRA Subsidies

The American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) includes a federally supported subsidy to cover 100 percent of COBRA continuation coverage premiums for workers losing health plan coverage due to an involuntary job loss or reduction of hours. New guidance from the federal government addresses important questions for employers.

PacFed Benefit Administrators 3/12/21 PacFed Benefit Administrators 3/12/21

American Rescue Plan Act Provides 100 Percent COBRA Subsidy

President Biden has signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), which includes wide-ranging relief provisions to assist those who lost their company-sponsored health plans because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

PacFed Benefit Administrators 3/1/21 PacFed Benefit Administrators 3/1/21

Complying with the California Individual Healthcare Mandate

Residents of California who failed to obtain health coverage during the 2020 tax year could be charged a penalty as part of the state’s new Minimum Essential Coverage Individual Mandate (Ch. 38, Stats. 2019), which is patterned after the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Here is a summary of key information for individuals and employers.

PacFed Benefit Administrators 2/15/21 PacFed Benefit Administrators 2/15/21

Stay On Schedule with Your Child’s Immunizations

Although most children are learning from home this fall, keeping on schedule with their routine vaccinations is more important than ever to help keep your family and community safe and healthy.

PacFed Benefit Administrators 2/5/21 PacFed Benefit Administrators 2/5/21

New Executive Order Establishes Special Enrollment Period for Marketplace Coverage

As part of the Biden Administration’s pandemic relief efforts, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has expanded access to Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage that could enable millions of people to enroll in comprehensive health care plans.

PacFed Benefit Administrators 2/1/21 PacFed Benefit Administrators 2/1/21

New Federal Rule Gives Consumers Greater Transparency in Health Care Costs

Under a new Transparency in Coverage final rule, millions of Americans will have access to real-time information on health care costs prior to receiving treatment via an internet based self-service tool. This measure is designed to equip consumers with the information they need to make informed health care decisions and to promote competition in the health care industry.