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Summary: Final regulations and guidance have been issued on the Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) by the Department of Treasury,....

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Summary: What does this ruling mean for your company benefit plan?

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Summary: THE RULING IS IN - The Supreme Court has upheld the Health Care Reform law. What does this ruling mean for your company benefit plan?

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Summary: At EBC we are always looking for better ways to service our clients and business partners. It is to this end that we have recently entered into a general agent relationship with ....

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Summary: Due to the Affordable Care Act there are new W-2 reporting requirements. The "aggregate cost" of employer sponsored group health plan coverage must be....

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Summary: I wanted to take a moment to wish you Happy New Year and to inform you of some changes in our Marketing Department here at EBC. While ....

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Summary: This week EBC has transitioned to a new email encryption service called Echoworx. We think you will find it...

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Summary: In an on-going effort to offer our clients and their employees the best in Healthcare Administration, EBC has partnered with Evolution1 to enhance our...

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Summary: As part of our Administrative Services, EBC is sending this email as a reminder to our Employers that the following notices must be provided to Plan Members.

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Summary: Employee Benefit Consultants continues to perfect our Consumer Driven Health Plan Services (FSA, HRA, HSA) and COBRA Administration with best in breed technology enhancements!

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Summary: Beginning January 1, 2011, over-the-counter drugs (OTC) that are not prescribed by a Physician will not be reimbursable medical expenses under an FSA or HSA.

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Summary: As part of our Administrative Services, EBC is sending this email as a reminder to our Employers that the following notices must be provided to Plan Members.

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Summary: As you are aware PPACA has extended coverage for dependents to age 26.  This new requirement begins the first day of the plan year beginning on or after ...

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Summary: Among the benefits provided in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, (PPACA) is a reinsurance program for early retirees...

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Summary: This is the fourth in a series of articles focused on the new legislation...

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Summary: This is the third in a series of articles focused on the new legislation...

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Summary: This is the second in a series of articles focused on the new legislation ....

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Summary: It appears as though the dust has settled enough that we can share our analysis of the new health care reform legislation...

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Summary: The Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 requires Employers offering group health coverage to...

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Summary: On March 2, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Temporary Extension Act of 2010. (H. R. 4691). This latest Act extended...

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Summary: EBC is please to announce our new partnership with Mitchell J. Melamed an attorney with ...

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Summary: As many of you may already know, Congress is considering an extension of the ARRA subsidy of COBRA premiums. The latest proposal...

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Summary: The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) added a new prescription drug program to Medicare which became available to ...

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Summary: EBC Now an Independent Company

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Summary: As of January 1, 2009, a new regulation from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requires group health plans, including self-funded plans with medical coverage, provide specific employee data to CMS. This data...

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Summary: On Tuesday President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The law contains two significant changes that temporarily modify the rules concerning COBRA

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Summary: The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) added a new prescription drug program...

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Summary: Due to the growing concern of identify theft and state laws prohibiting the use of social security numbers as an identification number, EBC will be transitioning ...

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Summary: Need a fully insured, flexible and low cost solution to transplant exposure? EBC has it!

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Summary: Want another PPO option with substantial savings? Predictable costs? Local service? Now you have one!

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Summary: Frustrated with rising health benefits costs and facing backlash over tough wellness programs, employers are wondering: How do...

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Summary: When it comes to rising health care costs, it's no secret that employers find...

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Summary: The Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act (WHCRA) requires that plan sponsors provide an annual notice to their health plan participants.

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Summary: In 2005 when Bruce Flunker, president of Employee Benefit Consultants (EBC), contemplated the nonstop, upward spiral of health care costs and the effect it was having on his clients’ bottom lines,...

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Summary: Two companies recently related their success with Consumer Directed Health Plans (CDHP) at a Benefits Management forum.

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Summary: EBC is proud to introduce the most comprehensive solution to rising health care costs to be found ANYWHERE

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Summary: Medicare Part D - CMS Disclosure Notice