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RxDC reporting Deadline: Group Clients at Risk of Fines if Reporting is Not Completed by 6/1
RxDC reporting Deadline: Group Clients at Risk of Fines if Reporting is Not Completed by 6/1

URGENT ALERT FOR GROUP CLIENTS: If you have not submitted your RxDC reporting yet, you have until June 1st to do so without penalty. After that, you risk being fined up to $100 per day it is not submitted.

2026 Limits Announced for Health Savings Accounts
2026 Limits Announced for Health Savings Accounts

The Insurance People review Health Savings Account (HSA) maximum contribution limits for 2026 and share how to get tax deductions for your HSA-paid medical expenses.

Understanding Long-term Care Insurance
Understanding Long-term Care Insurance

Long-term Care (LTC) insurance helps cover the costs of care when you can no longer perform basic activities of daily living without help, such as bathing, dressing, or eating. LTC can help cover the income needed for folks to remain in their homes, receive healthcare at home, and help pay for facilities and nursing homes, among other things. 

How to Set Up Benefits Deductions with Gusto
How to Set Up Benefits Deductions with Gusto

The Insurance People explain how small business clients can input their insurance and benefit deductions into Gusto, with a step-by-step guide.

Understanding Disability Options
Understanding Disability Options

We know that disability benefits are a critical part of your employee benefits package, allowing for your staff to take leave at times of sickness and accident. The Insurance People discuss what all is covered under short-term disability.

Women’s History Month: The History of Midwives in Illinois
Women’s History Month: The History of Midwives in Illinois

For Women’s History Month, The Insurance People cover a brief history of midwives and midwifery in Illinois, including the recent changes to midwife licensing in Illinois.

Your 2024-2025 HSA Expenses: What To Know For Tax Purposes
Your 2024-2025 HSA Expenses: What To Know For Tax Purposes

The Insurance People review Health Savings Account (HSA) maximum contribution limits for 2024 and 2025 and share how to get tax deductions for your HSA-paid medical expenses.

New Legislation Roundup: Changes To Healthcare And Insurance In 2025
New Legislation Roundup: Changes To Healthcare And Insurance In 2025

The Insurance People give an update on new legislation introduced in Illinois for 2025 in healthcare and insurance. Learn more how these changes will effect health insurance plans in the coming year.

New Illinois Hearing Aids Coverage Update
New Illinois Hearing Aids Coverage Update

The Insurance People share the state of Illinois’s new mandate for hearing aid coverage, and how it will affect—and improve—access to hearing assistance.

BCBS Individuals: Out-Of-Town Coverage Changes
BCBS Individuals: Out-Of-Town Coverage Changes

The Insurance People share an important update from BlueCross BlueShield Illinois about out-of-town coverages for individual market plan members beginning January 1, 2025.

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