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Makeover Your Holiday Recipes by Substituting Fats

Butter, oils and other fats can add flavor to your favorite recipes, but they can also add many calories. They act as a barrier

Stellar’s Annual Notice Requirements document for group health plans provides an overview of the key required health benefits notices to be included in open enrollment materials for 2019. For health

More Common Than You’d Think: Workplace Bullying

National Bullying Prevention Month is recognized every October. What many people don’t realize is that workplace bullying affects more than 35 percent

Fruits and Veggies: How Much is Enough?
If you’re like the majority of Americans, you’re most likely not eating enough fruits and vegetables. Fruits & Veggies – More Matters, a national

Are You Up to Date On Your Immunizations?

Every August, the National Public Health Information Coalition sponsors National Immunization Awareness Month to promote the importance of immunizations at all life stages.

Avoid the Burn!

Cookouts, picnics, beach days, barbecues… Summer is here!  Sun lets our bodies absorb vitamin D, necessary for strong and healthy bones, but too much unprotected sun exposure can

Reporting and Paying the PCORI Fees, Self-Insured Groups and HRA Plans only

The ACA requires health insurance issuers and self-funded plans to pay fees to fund comparative effectiveness research, known as

Strawberries Named Dirtiest Produce for 3rd Year in a Row by EWG

Every year, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) releases a Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce report that details which

On May 21, 2018, the IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2018-34 to index the contribution percentages in 2019 for purposes of determining affordability of an employer’s plan under the ACA. This