Northrim Benefits Group

Useful Links

Northrim Benefits Group has compiled the following list of links which contain information we believe will be useful for our customers. NBG does not endorse, guarantee, monitor, or contribute to the content on any of the following websites. When you click on a link you will be leaving our site.

Healthcare Reform & Legislation

www.healthcare.gov - Federal website on health insurance and the changes as a result of recent legislation

www.premerareformupdate.com - Premera's webpage devoted to health reform news and updates

www.odscompanies.com/reform/index.shtml - ODS' webpage devoted to health reform news and updates

www.dol.gov/ebsa - Model notices for lifetime limits, grandfathered plans, and health coverage for young adults

Breaks for Nursing Mothers - Fact sheet issued by the Department of Labor with guidelines on this provision that modified the FLSA

General Insurance

www.commerce.state.ak.us/insurance/ - Alaska Division of Insurance

www.commerce.state.ak.us/insurance/Insurance/programs/Consumers/ConsumerGuide/consumerGuide.html - Alaska Insurance Consumer Guide

www.ustreas.gov/offices/public-affairs/hsa/ - government website with detailed information about Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)

www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p502.pdf - IRS publication 502: Medical and Dental Expenses

Human Resources & Compliance

www.dol.gov/ebsa - Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration

www.shrmalaska.shrm.org - Anchorage Society for Human Resource Management

www.shrm.org - National Society for Human Resource Management

Worksite Wellness Planning & Resources

www.welcoa.org - Wellness Council of America, lots of free resources

www.cdc.gov/workplacehealthpromotion/index.htm - Centers for Disease Control site on worksite wellness

www.womenshealth.gov/breastfeeding/programs/business-case - resources on breastfeeding in the workplace