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Benefits Magazine is a bimonthly magazine that covers benefit issues affecting multiemployer, single employer and public employee plan representatives. It’s filled with timely, important articles from leaders in the employee benefits industry that tackle serious issues and provide tangible solutions.
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Benefits Magazine: May/June 2026
Articles Include:
- On-Site and Near-Site Clinics: Reshaping Access to Primary Care
- A Cautious Approach to AI: Custom Software for Multiemployer Benefit Funds
- The Hidden Cost of Wrong Choices: Guiding Employees to Better Benefits Decisions
- Medical Stop-Loss Group Captives: A Primer for Benefits Managers
- Surprise: Your Health Fund TPA May Be a Fiduciary
- Legal & Legislative Reporter
Additional Articles
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A Cautious Approach to AI: Custom Software for Multiemployer Benefit Funds
Joey Mokos, CEBS
Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) can make it faster and more affordable for multiemployer benefit funds to create custom administration software. The author describes potential use cases, emphasizing the importance of human oversight. -
The Hidden Cost of Wrong Choices: Guiding Employees to Better Benefits Decisions
Greg Ward
The often-rushed benefit choices that workers make during open enrollment can profoundly impact their health and financial well-being. Using the example of health plan enrollment, the author discusses common behavioral decision-making traps and offers a framework for decision support. -
Medical Stop-Loss Group Captives: A Primer for Benefits Managers
Steve Gransbury
Joining a medical stop-loss (MSL) group captive is one option for employers looking for alternative ways to manage rising health care costs. What factors should employers consider when determining whether an MSL group captive is a good fit? -
Surprise: Your Health Fund TPA May Be a Fiduciary
Meredith Golfo
Is your health fund third-party administrator (TPA) a fiduciary? Here’s why it’s important for health fund trustees to know.
Past Issues
Additional Articles
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Smart (and Legal) Parental Leave Policies
Dana D. Howells
The patchwork of dissimilar state and local laws makes it challenging to design a uniform, employer-paid parental leave policy. Issues to consider include leave stacking, antidiscrimination laws, job protection and reinstatement rights. -
AI and the Future of Leave Management
Melanie Payton and Chrissy Theiss
Employee leave has been one of the most complex areas of human resources and employee benefits for decades. Artificial intelligence (AI) can be an effective tool for leave management, but employers must navigate legal and regulatory issues. -
Health Care Price Transparency: The Role of the Plan Sponsor
Bryan Mahady, CEBS
Federal regulations implemented over the last four years require a greater degree of price transparency from hospitals, insurers and health plans. Providing participants with easy-to-use shopping tools and incentives to use them are among the strategies that may help plan sponsors leverage transparency to lower health plan costs. -
Find the Right Fit for Your Employee Fitness Program
Carrie Donnell
Considering issues such as worker fitness levels, preferences, cultures and abilities can help employers design more inclusive and effective employee fitness programs.