Benefits Buzz

Benefits Buzz

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Benefits Buzz episodes

  • #4-4: HSAs and Changing the Retirement Strategy Story

    The 401(k) and IRA have long been staples of retirement planning. But health savings accounts (HSAs) are as good or better than these accounts when preparing for your retirement years. Don’t believe us? We’ll show you how.

    Get your free white paper to learn how you can support your employees' retirement-planning needs with an HSA. 

    35 min
  • #4-3: How do you market HSAs? Don't ask Congress

    2021 could be a big year for high-deductible health plan (HDHP) and health savings account (HSA) enrollment. Employees who are new to HDHPs might be surprised that the deductible isn’t as big of a leap as they would expect. And HSAs are often confused with FSAs, even though HSAs have a number of key advantages over an FSA.

    To learn more about HSAs and retirement, get your free white paper. 

    Follow Bill Stuart on LinkedIn. 

    33 min
  • #4-2: COBRA, Childcare Relief Has Arrived

    The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 was signed into law by President Biden on Thursday, March 11. For those of you who offer COBRA and dependent care FSAs, there were some pretty big changes. Fortunately, we have two big names at WEX to help us break down what this law means for COBRA and dependent care FSAs.

    Check out our blog post to learn more: https://www.wexinc.com/insights/blog/health/cobra/cobra-subsidies-covid-relief-bill/

    25 min
  • #4-1: Blue-ish Wave and the Future of Healthcare

    The U.S. presidency and both houses of Congress have taken on a new, blue look since the 2018 mid-terms, with Democrats first taking the House of Representatives in 2018, then winning the presidency and control of the Senate in 2020. What does this mean for the future of healthcare and HSAs? Chris Byrd, our executive vice president for the health division of WEX, joins us as we kick off Season 4 of our Benefits Buzz podcast.

    23 min
  • #3-10: Healthcare and the 2020 Election
    A pandemic, social unrest, and a recession ... this year's election is at the forefront of voters' minds for a variety of reasons. In our final episode of Season 3, we focus on the impact this election could have on healthcare and employee benefits.
    24 min
  • #3-9: Speaking the Language of HSAs
    Our annual consumer research survey yielded interesting results, as the COVID-19 pandemic has re-shaped employee benefits engagement. HSAs were at the center of it all. We break down our research, reveal four HSA consumer groups, and help you understand how to drive engagement.
    29 min
  • #3-8: Disrupt. Ideate. Innovate.
    These are disruptive times! That makes disruption and disrupting yourself more important than ever. We chat with leading business thinker, podcast host and author Whitney Johnson to discuss the value of managing disruption and growing yourself and your business in times of uncertainty.
    To learn more about Whitney Johnson and what books are available, go to: https://whitneyjohnson.com/books/
    29 min
  • #3-7: FREEDOM ... for HSAs?
    One of the healthcare conversations on Capitol Hill centers around the decoupling of health savings accounts (HSAs) from their high-deductible health plan (HDHP) requirement. Will it happen? And if so, when? And what would that mean for HSAs? We break it all down in this episode of Benefits Buzz.
    22 min
  • #3-6: Are You a Self-Awareness Unicorn?
    Studies show that while most of us think we're self-aware only 10-15% of us really are. Are you? And why is it important? Tasha Eurich, who is an organizational psychologist and popular speaker, tells us why self-awareness can have such a transformative impact on business and so much more!
    Take Tasha's quiz at:
    https://www.insight-book.com/Quiz 
    And, you can sign up for her Future Ready Leader Course (and receive a 25% discount) at: https://thefuturereadyleader.com/friends
    25 min
  • #3-5: Integrate to Make Benefits Great
    Every second counts during the work day, especially for the always multi-tasking HR team. Integrating commonly used HR platforms helps save them time and preserve data accuracy. We chat with two of our in-house experts on integrations to talk about what integrations are, how they benefit you, and what to look for.
    21 min

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Benefits Buzz keeps you up to date on the world of employee benefits. Learn from industry experts on a variety of topics including leadership, how to attract and retain talent, health savings accounts, lifestyle spending accounts, COBRA, compliance, effective communication, marketing and more!