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Nicholas Vogel
Health Alliance is Going Away - Now What? ...

On February 25, 2025, Health Alliance announced they would be closing their commercial insurance activities at the end of calendar year 2025. If you are a current UIUC employee who uses the Health Alliance plan as your medical insurance provider, these events affect you.

Health Alliance is Going Away - Now What? Alternative Options for UIUC Employees

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Navigating Benefit Decisions During the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s Open Enrollment

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Navigating Benefit Decisions During the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s Open Enrollment

In this blog, I’ll share with you some thoughts to help blast through the barrage of benefit choices, cutting to the core of what’s important to think about when making decisions during the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s benefit Open Enrollment for eligible full-time employees.

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Making Sense of Medicare IRMAA, a Universally Confusing Topic

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Making Sense of Medicare IRMAA, a Universally Confusing Topic

The forename Irma is of Germanic origins and means “universe.” For many retirees, Medicare IRMAA is of universally confusing origin. In this article we’ll cut through some of the bewilderment, and hopefully leave you with a sounder understanding of IRMAA’s purpose, calculation, and planning opportunities.

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Alert for University of Illinois Employees: Open Enrollment for Supplemental Long-Term Disability Benefits through March 10, 2023

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Alert for University of Illinois Employees: Open Enrollment for Supplemental Long-Term Disability Benefits through March 10, 2023

Disability insurance is often overlooked and, in many cases, more important than life insurance. This is something that we stress with our clients when reviewing their risks and insurance needs. Open Enrollment for Supplemental Long-Term Disability Benefits through March 10, 2023!