by Mike Ignatz | Sep 17, 2013 | Custom Plan Design, Employee Benefits, SelectFlex
The Benefits Trust is excited to announce that we’re launching a new solution for small groups: SelectFlex Benefits. SelectFlex is the perfect plan for small businesses (3 or more employees) who want simplicity, flexibility, and cost control. More than an...
by Karen Taylor Smith | Jul 13, 2013 | ASO Benefit Plans, Custom Plan Design, Employee Benefits
The Benefits Trust has been published once again by the prestigious Benefits Canada Magazine! Written by our talented Senior Manager, Karen Taylor Smith, the article is entitled “Primed for ASO”. Benefits Canada is the leading benefits magazine in Canada, committed to...
by Karen Taylor Smith | Apr 29, 2013 | Benefits Costs, Custom Plan Design, Employee Benefits, Healthcare Spending Accounts
Our blog today is the last installment in The Many Ways to Share Benefits Plan Costs series. The final topic is an explanation of health care spending accounts. In case you have missed the previous blogs in this series, please check them out: Part One: Payroll...
by Karen Taylor Smith | Apr 17, 2013 | Benefits Costs, Custom Plan Design, Employee Benefits
Welcome to part four of our sharing benefits plan costs series. In this blog, we are discussing the common types of prescription drug deductibles. In our earlier blogs, we examined the value of payroll deduction, co-insurance, and annual deductibles. There are two...
by Mike Ignatz | Mar 21, 2013 | Benefits Costs, Custom Plan Design, Employee Benefits
The third installment of our sharing benefits costs series is dedicated to annual deductibles. Previously in part one and two, we covered the advantages of payroll deduction and co-insurance, respectively. An annual deductible is a set amount that the employee is...
by Karen Taylor Smith | Feb 21, 2013 | Benefits Costs, Custom Plan Design, Employee Benefits
In our last blog we provided some insight into payroll deduction, and how it can be advantageous to employers who want to minimize benefits plan costs by sharing with employees. Today, we are addressing the topic of co-insurance. With co-insurance, the claimant and...