BenefitsPRO Magazine-November 2020
Letter from the Editor
Never before have employers and employees been more ready to consider change.
Features
In simplest terms, "decoupling" means removing the requirement to have an HDHP as a prerequisite for having an HSA.
There is nothing simple, basic, or even commonsense about our current system.
Columnists
It's difficult enough to get information about benefits across when people are sitting in an office.
To meet employers' top need for educating employees on voluntary benefits, understanding the landscape of available tools is critical.
The reality is you will lose every account the same way you won it.
Action/Reaction
Readers share their insights on building and maintaining partnerships in the benefits industry.
Face of Change
Justin Leader of BenefitsDNA strives to meet employers where they are and help them get where they need to go.
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