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    8 Crucial HRA Design Questions
    John DiMartino
    • Sep 26, 2017
    • 2 min

    8 Crucial HRA Design Questions

    Whether it's a branded product like The Difference Card, or an HRA from one of the many other Third Party Administrators, you need to be prepared to ask several crucial plan design questions: Who will be eligible to participate? As long as the HRA passes nondiscrimination testing, employers have flexiblity when it comes to eligibility. Will this be the new base plan? Will it be "opt out" or "opt in?" Is this the new base plan for new employees? Employees without tenure? What
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    6 Key Questions to Determine if an HRA is a Good Fit for Your Organization
    John DiMartino
    • Sep 26, 2017
    • 1 min

    6 Key Questions to Determine if an HRA is a Good Fit for Your Organization

    In our previous posts, you may have seen that an HRA can save employees and employers 18% or more on their health insurance costs. Why then doesn't everyone implement an HRA? Well, there are few considerations to make before jumping in with both feet: Is your primary goal to save money on health care costs or to move toward an employee-driven health care decision? How is the relationship between the administration and the union? Working together to implement an HRA is crucial
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    5 Reasons to Choose HRAs
    John DiMartino
    • Sep 26, 2017
    • 1 min

    5 Reasons to Choose HRAs

    As health care continues to stretch budgets and wallets, many are turning to innovative strategies for relief. Health Reimbursement Account's have been growing in popularity. Here's 5 reasons to choose an HRA: It saves you money. For individuals with few regular health expenses, paying a traditional health plan premium can feel like wasting money. HRAs are paired with lower cost health plans, meaning that less money is deducted from your paycheck. Employer funds it. An HRA is
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    "The Difference Card" Controversy
    John DiMartino
    • Sep 26, 2017
    • 3 min

    "The Difference Card" Controversy

    "Bureaucracy defends the status quo long past the time when the quo has lost its status" - Laurence J. Peter UPDATE: The ability to use the Difference Card in the SHBP/SEHBP has been questioned since it hit the NJ scene. We are receiving information that the Newark solution has been reversed. As shared on tapinto.net, here is the letter sent to the City of Newark. As always, check with your board attorney for details regarding your individual situation. In a previous post we
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    The Rise of "The Difference Card"
    John DiMartino
    • Sep 26, 2017
    • 2 min

    The Rise of "The Difference Card"

    With a 13% increase to the School Employees' Health Benefits Program (SEHBP) for 1/1/2018 and Year 4 Chapter 78 employee contributions as high as 35%, there has never been a better time to consider alternatives to the same old way of doing health insurance. This is perhaps the reason that many New Jersey public entities are turning to a relatively new player in their market - The Difference Card. The Difference Card (both the name of the company and name of their premier prod
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