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Health Benefits

2025 Rael & Letson Trend Survey

Rael & Letson surveys selected health insurers each year about the percentage increase in medical and prescription rates multiemployer plans may expect.

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Retirement

Allowing participants to contribute to your Defined Contribution Plan

Adding a 401k feature to your Defined Contribution plan can allow participants more retirement financial flexibility and less worry.

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Retirement

Plan funding levels

Updating funding policies to address anticipated market and demographic changes ensures long-term benefit adequacy for members.

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Health Benefits

Primary care delivery alternatives

Off and near site clinics could create opportunities to provide a more robust primary care experience and lower overall health care costs.

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Health Benefits

Provider price and quality transparency

Equip your members and employees with the tools they need to be educated healthcare consumers.

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Health Benefits

Is your telemedicine benefit working?

Video and audio access to a physician injury on a 24/7 basis has become a prominent feature among health plans. But is it working?

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Retirement

What you should know: SECURE 2.0 Act for Multiemployer Defined Contribution (DC) Plans

Read our observations and conclusions on the key Secure 2.0 provisions affecting multiemployer DC plans.

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Retirement

What you should know: SECURE 2.0 Act for Multiemployer Defined Benefit (DB) Plans

Our observations on the key Secure 2.0 provisions affecting multiemployer DB plans.

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Retirement

What you should know: The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

A key provision in ARPA is Special Financial Assistance for multiemployer pension plans. Learn more about the guidelines and what to expect.

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Communications

Mental health resources: Moving participants from awareness to action

To help employees find behavioral health care that work for them, many plan sponsors are adding new behavioral health services.

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