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Is COBRA Eligibility the Same for Furloughs vs. Layoffs?

Many people who face layoff or furlough wonder if they are eligible for COBRA benefits. It can be scary to go from having group health coverage through work, to having to shop for new coverage. To help,

FSAs: Your Healthcare MVP

Hey, let’s talk about Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) and how they can help you stay on top of your game. Whether you’re an athlete, a casual runner, or just someone who likes to think they’re

Using Your Benefits Mobile App

If you’re not using a mobile app for your employer-sponsored benefit accounts, it’s time to think again. Whether you’re enrolled in a Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Health Savings Account

POP QUIZ: How well do you know your FSA/HSA eligible expenses?

Let’s test how well you know everyday eligible expenses for Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). After all, KNOWLEDGE IS POWER – especially when using your benefits

Quit Smoking with Your Benefit Accounts

Quitting smoking is a huge step towards a healthier life. But it’s a tough challenge that often seems impossible. Luckily, many support tools and resources are available to you. They are there when

Let’s Talk About Hearing Loss: Your Guide to Types, Getting Help, and Paying for It

Hearing loss is when you can’t hear as well as you used to. It can happen to anyone, no matter how old they are, and it can make everyday things harder. In the past, hearing aids were too expensive

ICHRA and EBHRA: New Employee Healthcare Benefit Accounts

The IRS authorized two new types of healthcare benefit accounts in 2019: the Individual Coverage HRA (ICHRA) and the Excepted Benefit HRA (EBHRA). These were (and remain) pretty big news for businesses

Benefits Cards and More Ways to Shop!

Why don’t cows shop online? They prefer printed cattle-ogues. Ha ha! 🙂 Cows may prefer those, but in 2023, almost 250 million Americans preferred e-commerce. And with more online health and wellness

Pot o’ Gold Benefits

With St. Patty’s Day coming up, I’m thinking about leprechauns. We’d all love to have a leprechaun help us find a pot of gold. That’s especially true when thinking about healthcare

Better Fitness, Diet, and Mental Health

What is a vegetable’s favorite martial art? Carr-ot-eee! Eating right and getting active can be as fun as this joke, am I right?!?!?! Plus, your body and mind will thank you! Today, let’s

Women’s Heart Health

Hey ladies, what is a heart’s favorite type of shoe? Pumps! Get it? Because hearts pump blood? It’s Betty here, and I love to put on a gorgeous pair of pumps to go out after a long day of

Financial Benefits: What You Need to Know

Why don’t cows have any money? Because farmers milk them dry! That’s funny, but I’m sure you don’t find it funny if you are feeling ‘milked dry’ by high costs for groceries,

Choosing an HSA Beneficiary

You know I love to tell jokes, so stay tuned for more of my (in)famous humor. In the meantime, let’s get serious for a minute. More people are enrolling in high-deductible health plans (HDHPs)

Unspent FSA Funds?

You know how I love to bring you my bad jokes. But something that’s NOT funny is unspent Flexible Spending Account (FSA) funds. FSAs are an effective way to save money on taxes while reserving money

Holiday Stress Relief with LSAs

It’s beginning to look a lot like….? Most people would fill that blank with the word “Christmas,” but I would choose BUSY! This is often the busiest time of the year, from decorating

Four Tools for Better Benefits Usage

Many of you enroll in plans for the first time during open enrollment. “Firsts” are often overwhelming, and once the benefit year begins, you may need help knowing how or where to begin. To make things

Open Enrollment Tips for Employees

Did you know Santa never holds open enrollment? His staff is sELF-employed! Get it? No? Well, open enrollment can be overwhelming, so I’m trying to lighten the mood and help you get through it more

What is an FSA?

A doctor tells a patient, “We’ve run every test we can think of, and the results show … you’re out of money.” You don’t want to miss out on important tests, and

Your Mental Health Matters!

I always love to start my blogs with jokes, but mental health is no laughing matter. It’s such an important topic that two awareness initiatives are conducted yearly: May is Mental Health Awareness

What is a Section 125 Cafeteria Plan?

Do you have fond memories of your school cafeteria? If not, here’s a joke for you. What’s the worst thing you’ll likely find in a school cafeteria? The food! Now that you’ve

Can FSAs and HSAs Help with Back-to-School Shopping?

Here’s a back-to-school joke: What’s the king of all school supplies? A ruler! Get it? Kings are rulers, and rulers are something schoolkids need … yeah, OK, OK. But – did you

What is an HRA?

Does an apple a day keep the doctor away? Only if you have good aim! HA HA HA! But what if you don’t have good aim but still need a doctor? An HRA may be able to help you pay for that service. If

Keep the ‘Fun’ in Summer Fun!

Here’s one of my favorite summer jokes for you. Do fish get a summer vacation? No, because they’re always in school! Get it? They travel in “schools.” No? Whatever…I think I’m funny! Seriously,

What are HSAs?

After many years of building up their savings account balance, a wife tells her husband they have finally saved enough money to buy what they started saving for in 1999. Her husband says, “You mean

FSA Debit Cards: Easy and Convenient

What do you call a country that doesn’t use payment cards? A Czech Republic! Get it? 🙂 Believe it or not, in 2022, only 55% of Americans wrote at least one check. Nearly half of us didn’t

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