Healthcare costs have been on the rise and are predicted to continue upward. While some healthcare plan costs can be managed through healthcare literacy and intentional health choices, others stem…
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Preparing for COBRA Subsidies
On March 11, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), the third economic relief package enacted during the pandemic to provide financial support to individuals, businesses,…
Fighting COVID-19 Through Nutrition
One aspect of the coronavirus that we fully understand is that a baseline of overall health is the best measure of how resilient any individual will be. Our immune systems…
The Coronavirus Pandemic, One Year Later
The official beginning of the “new normal” is different from person to person. Maybe it was when your children were sent home from school, or when your workplace went remote.…
DOL New Guidance Clarifying The Deadline of Relief For Health Plans and Participants
On February 26, 2021, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued EBSA Disaster Relief Notice 2021-01 (“the Notice”), that clarified the timeframes for the extension of various deadlines associated with employee…
An Update on Texas Power Outages and Boon
Starting over the President’s Day weekend, a winter storm has gripped all Texas counties in record-breaking low temperatures and rare occurrences of snow and ice. As of Monday evening, millions…