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How Defined Contribution Health Benefits Help Employers Recruit and Retain Employees

 
recruiting and retention

It costs a typical employer the equivalent of 6-9 months in salary each time they have to replace a salaried employee—that’s $20,000 to $30,000 for a $40,000 manager in recruiting
and training expenses, along with the potential lost revenue from customers. 

Zane Benefits Featured in American Medical News (AMN) on "Private Health Exchanges"

 
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On September 5, Zane Benefits was featured in an article in American Medical News (AMN) entitled "Private exchanges offer yet another alternative to group health plans". 

Selected Quotes:

"A private exchange is an existing concept taking on a new name. The idea also has been pitched as a 'defined [contribution]' plan and has been part of a package with a health reimbursement [arrangement]. Simply put, a private exchange is an alternative to a group health benefit plan. Rather than paying a portion or all of a premium, an employer pays each of its workers a flat amount and sends each to choose his or her plan."
"Rick Lindquist, director of sales at Zane Benefits, a private exchange clearinghouse, said the private exchange option is likely to be attractive to employers in a few categories:
    • Small businesses that do not offer health benefits.
    • Any business struggling with annual increases in premiums.
    • Large companies who want to stop spending so much on health benefits but don't want to lose workers or risk employees being sick and uninsured."
"Employers also must be careful not to violate the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. To stay compliant with the health benefit provisions in ERISA, employers who help offset the cost of an individual plan are responsible for overseeing the plan if they direct employees to enroll in it. The benefit would be subject to a long list of regulations."

Note: None of this should be taken as legal or tax advice.

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