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ACOs are expected to increase the use of telemedicine technologies as a way to improve patient quality, achieve greater cost savings, and meet CMS patient threshold.

Commentary: Given the time and attention required by medical plans nowadays, it’s not uncommon for benefit professionals to allow LTD plans to stay the course, without critical review. But given the immense value of LTD benefits, now is a great time to ensure your plan is at its best for 2016.

To help 401(k) plan participants put the Federal Reserve interest rate increase into perspective, it may make sense for employers to share the following four messages.

Commentary: Since the Family and Medical Leave Act was signed into law in 1993, employee benefits administration and time-off tracking have never been the same.

Commentary: By putting the company’s charitable giving program in the hands of employees, AutoNation empowered them as brand ambassadors in community relations while raising money for cancer research.

Commentary: Generation gaps are as old as history. Nevertheless, businesses and benefit professionals seem to be more cognizant than ever about managing across generations that can have such differing attitudes and perceptions of each other.

Under federal law, government contractors and subcontractors with 50 or more employees who have entered into at least one contract of $50,000 or more with the federal government must prepare and maintain a written affirmative action program, which must be developed within 120 days from the commencement of the contract and must be updated annually.

As we approach a new year, it’s time to gear up for another round of regulatory changes, particularly with respect to the Affordable Care Act. Here are six things likely to happen next year that will affect your health plan.

Commentary: Because of the difficulty associated with collecting data, the Congressional Budget Office is expecting filing errors to be the ACA’s single largest revenue generator over the next decade.

Commentary: New 401(k)s use advanced technology to create a more engaging, user-friendly, smartphone-based platform for restaurant staff, and other hard-to-reach employee groups.