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What is the Annual PCORI Fee?

The IRS recently announced updates to PCORI fees on October 29, 2025. See the PCORI Funding and Research section for more details. Two key factors driving up healthcare costs are patients’ limited understanding of medical procedure costs and their minimal participation in healthcare decisions. However, the landscape is changing due to the rise of healthcare consumerism. This movement aims to improve the quality of healthcare services while enhancing efficiency and cost-effectiveness. By empowering patients with

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Why Smart TPAs Partner with BPO Providers During Enrollment Season Surges

It’s 4:47 PM on a Friday in November. Your phone hasn’t stopped ringing for three hours. Jane from ABC Corp needs to understand why her employee’s HSA enrollment was rejected. Mike has been on hold for 20 minutes about a COBRA notice. Meanwhile, your inbox shows 47 unread emails about benefit changes – all marked “urgent.” Sound familiar? Every fall, TPAs face the same brutal reality: enrollment season hits like a tidal wave. What was

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Beyond the AI Hype: Intelligent Automation for Benefits Administration

Beyond the AI Hype: Intelligent Automation from DataPath

Benefits administration has always been a delicate balancing act. Between managing enrollment deadlines, processing contributions, ensuring COBRA compliance, and handling claims reimbursements, TPAs and benefit administrators operate in a highly complex environment that demands both precision and speed. Manual processes consume valuable time and invite costly errors, while the stakes for accuracy in our compliance-intensive industry continue to escalate. Enter the latest wave of AI solutions promising to revolutionize everything. But before you get swept

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Why BPO Is a Key Contributor to Successful TPA Platform Transitions

As TPAs face more complex business operations and rising client expectations, outdated systems can slow performance and increase risk. Upgrading to a modern platform helps organizations stay competitive, compliant, and efficient. However, the transition must be carefully managed to avoid disruptions. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) offers a smart solution, providing expert support and resources for a smooth, successful platform transition. Why TPA Platform Transitions are High-Stakes Software transitions in the TPA space involve far more

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The $147 Billion HSA Opportunity Banks Cannot Afford to Miss

The Health Savings Account (HSA) market has quickly emerged as one of the most lucrative and rapidly expanding segments in financial services, yet traditional banks have largely remained on the sidelines. With HSA assets projected to reach nearly $147 billion across over 39 million accounts by the end of 2024, marking a 19% year-over-year growth, the pressing question is not whether banks should enter this market, but how swiftly they can act to seize their

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How the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Will Transform Your Employee Benefits Strategy

H.R. 1 of the 119th Congress, aka the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), was signed into law on July 4, 2025. This legislation is a comprehensive reimagining of how America supports working families. For benefits professionals, this sweeping reform presents both novel opportunities and immediate challenges that will reshape the employee benefits landscape for years to come. At its core, the OBBBA recognizes a fundamental truth: today’s workers are juggling more responsibilities than ever

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HSA Expansion Opens the Door to Millions

HSA Expansion Opens the Door for Millions

The Health Savings Account (HSA) landscape is about to experience its most significant expansion in decades. H.R. 1 (119th Congress), Pub. Law 119‑21 (also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)), signed into law on July 4, 2025, automatically treats all Bronze and Catastrophic level health plans available on ACA exchanges as HSA-qualified high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) for plan years beginning after December 31, 2025. It is important to note that the provision only applies to

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DCAP Update: Dependent Care FSAs Get Long-Overdue Boost

Dependent Care FSA limit increase; man playing with young daughter on a swingset

On July 4, 2025, working families received a big win for out-of-pocket child and dependent care costs. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025 permanently increased the Dependent Care FSA annual limit from $5,000 to $7,500 for plan years starting after 12/31/2025 – a 50% boost that employee benefits professionals have been championing for years. This is the first significant enhancement to these accounts since their inception in 1986, marking a historic shift that

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Why TPAs and PEOs Are Choosing DataPath

Third-party administrators (TPAs) and professional employer organizations (PEOs) are under increasing pressure to provide greater value to their employer groups by assisting companies in attracting and retaining top talent, addressing the needs of a multi-generational workforce, and connecting healthcare with financial wellness. To meet this demand, TPAs and PEOs must find ways to improve their business operations with seamless, efficient benefits administration while controlling costs and maintaining compliance. The challenge isn’t just managing the complexity

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Building Customer Loyalty and Retention with Financial Wellness

Traditional banking services alone are no longer sufficient to maintain customer loyalty. Today’s banking customers demand more than transactions and simple accounts; they want financial guidance and tools that can help them thrive. As consumers become increasingly conscious of their overall financial health and seek more support from their financial institutions, banks and credit unions must evolve beyond basic transactional relationships to become true partners in their customers’ financial journey. Financial wellness initiatives that incorporate

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