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COBRA Administration and Compliance in 2025

COBRA stands for the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act. It’s a key health insurance option for American workers and their families. It allows people to keep their employer-sponsored health coverage in certain situations. They can keep it if they lose their job, have reduced hours, if the employee dies, or if their marital status changes. This can provide comfort during difficult times. Third-party administrators must keep up with federal and state COBRA rules. This ensures

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GLP-1: To Cover, or Not to Cover?

The emergence of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists, such as semaglutide and tirzepatide, has greatly improved weight management by providing significant help with weight loss. However, their high costs and growing demand have led to a complex debate among employers about whether to cover them under group health plans. Efficacy and Rising Demand GLP-1 drugs are very effective for weight loss. Semaglutide, for example, can help people lose 15% to 20% of their body weight, making it a strong choice for treating obesity, and demand has surged. An estimated

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Going Beyond the Basics: Building an Effective Well-being Package

The employment landscape has undergone some drastic changes in the past five years. For many companies, remote or hybrid work arrangements have become permanent; Gen Z is bringing new energy and new ideas; and people are reprioritizing their personal needs, seeking non-traditional ways to improve their professional and personal lives. The changing norms and expectations have forced many employers to rethink employee benefits and well-being. With workers in diverse locations and spanning multiple generations, companies

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The Power of HSAs in Bank Financial Wellness Programs

Financial wellness has become a major focus in employee benefits. Financial stresses can dramatically impact mental health, seeping into an employee’s professional life and leading to disengagement, higher absenteeism, and increased turnover. The problem has gotten so pervasive that in Bank of America’s 12th Annual Workplace Benefits Report, 97% of surveyed employers said they felt responsible for employee financial wellness. Yet despite that, only 28% of employers offer financial wellness programs, according to the Harvard

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Understanding Eating Disorder Therapies and How Benefit Accounts Can Help

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APEX Award Winner

APEX, the Annual Awards for Publication Excellence Competition, is open to communicators in corporate, nonprofit, and independent settings. APEX 2024 marks the 36th annual event since its inception in 1988. The awards are sponsored by the editors of Writer’s Web Watch, an e-newsletter for communicators who write, edit, and manage business publications. Writer’s Web Watch is published by Communications Concepts, Inc., which has been providing problem-solving information to professional communicators since 1984. And DataPath is a prior APEX

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AVA Digital Awards Winner

The AVA Digital Awards is an international competition that recognizes excellence by creative professionals responsible for digital communication planning, concept, direction, design, and production. DataPath is a two-time AVA winner. 2020 In 2020, DataPath was named an AVA Digital Gold Award winner for Betty the Benefactress Explains HRAs. Part of The Adventures of Captain Contributor series, this explainer video details the different health reimbursement accounts and how they work. 2019 In 2019, DataPath won an

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Davey Awards Winner

The Davey Awards honor outstanding creative work from the best small teams worldwide. This competition receives over 2,000 entries annually from ad agencies, digital agencies, production firms, in-house creative departments, graphic designers, and design and public relations firms. Now a multi-year Davey Awards recipient, DataPath is honored to join other recent winners such as the American Bankers Association, Chevrolet, GoodRx Health, Hormel, March of Dimes, National Football League (NFL), Pfizer, Tyson Foods, UberEats, and the

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Digital Health Awards Winner

The Digital Health Awards honor the best digital resources for use by consumers and health professionals. DataPath is a multi-year DHA winner in several categories. Read on to learn more! 2024 For 2024, DataPath’s benefits superhero received Merit recognition for his regularly published blog. In this series, Captain Contributor and his sidekick, Betty the Benefactress, help benefits participants make the most of their employer-sponsored benefits and save money on their taxes. 2023 For 2023, DataPath

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Employee Benefit News Recognition

DataPath was recognized by Employee Benefit News (EBN) as a Digital Innovator for its multi-award-winning employee education and engagement program, The Adventures of Captain Contributor™.” In announcing the award, EBN noted that “gamification like Captain Contributor can be an effective way to increase employee engagement with their benefits.” “Superheroes can transform dry, hard-to-understand information about benefits into a more educational, exciting, and accessible experience,” said Thomas O’Banion, a member of the DataPath marketing team that created

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