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B3: Health and Welfare Plans — Plan Types and Administration

Health and Welfare Plans — Plan Types and Administration

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This course provides fundamental information that every practitioner must know in regard to different types of health and welfare benefits available. This class focuses on such key areas as health-care benefits, the concept of choice, disability plans, survivor benefits, pay for time not worked and the administration of these different programs.

  • Gain an overview of health and welfare plans available.
  • Focus on the medical component of health care benefits.
  • Discuss behavioral health care, prescription drug plans, dental plans, vision plans and long-term care options.
  • Learn about complementary programs to encourage and support employee health.
  • Explore offering employees choice and flexibility in their benefits.
  • Learn how to positively influence employee outcomes while staying true to your organization’s cost strategy.
  • Address disability programs.
  • Find out how offering employee leave programs can be advantageous to both employer and employee.
  • Discuss administration of health, welfare and other benefit programs.
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Feb 15 - 16
8:30 AM
Los Angeles (Long Beach), CA
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Mar 20 - May 19
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Apr 23 - 24
8:30 AM
Houston, TX
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May 01 - 02
8:30 AM
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May 03 - 04
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May 08 - 09
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Oct 23 - 24
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Oct 24 - 25
8:30 AM
Dallas, TX
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What You Will Learn  

Fundamentals of Health Care Benefits: Medical

  • Medical plan types
  • Typical medical plan terms
  • Characteristics of medical plans
  • Medical plan coverage
  • Stabilizing costs

Fundamentals of Health Care Benefits: Supplemental Health Care Benefits

  • Behavioral health care
  • Prescription drug plans
  • Designing programs to result in healthy people
  • Dental plans
  • Vision care plans
  • Long-term care insurance

The Concept of Choice

  • IRC Section 125 — Cafeteria plans
  • Concept of consumerism
  • Supporting consumerism

Welfare Benefits: Disability Plans and Survivor Benefits

  • Introduction to disability benefits
  • Disability income programs
  • Integrated approach to disability management
  • Survivor benefits
  • Life insurance provisions

Other Benefits: Pay for Time Not Worked

  • Overview of pay for time not worked
  • Common paid time off programs

Administration

  • Benefits administration
  • Benefits administration: partners
  • Key decisions affecting administration
  • What does administration entail?
Who Should Register  
This course contains U.S.-specific content designed for human resources professionals new to the benefits field or individuals who would like to broaden their total rewards perspective.
 
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More Information  
 Course Credits
CBP: Required
Recertification: 2 course, .5 Exam
CEUs: 1.5 Course, .3 Exam
CPEs: 16
CFP: 16 credits
PHR/SPHR/GPHR recertification hours: 16 (classroom)
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Please note: If you are purchasing an exam option, you must schedule and complete the computer-based exam within 120 days from the first day of a live instructor-led class or from date of purchase for all self-paced learning packages. Your eligibility expires after 120 days; however, 30-day exam extensions are available for a $150 USD fee when purchased before the original access expires. It is recommended that you complete your exam in a timely manner as exams may be updated without notification. Instructions for scheduling your computer-based exam will be provided at purchase. Learn more at www.worldatwork.org/cbt. Self-study materials and all e-learning product purchases are nonreturnable.

WorldatWork classroom locations offer e-course materials technology to participants. Your certification course materials (and BAII calculator, if applicable) will be available for pick up on site the day of the course. For two-day courses, you may access the e-course materials PDF two weeks prior to the course start date or upon registration if you register within two weeks of the course.

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Certification Exam: B3
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Certified Benefits Professional
This is a required exam to obtain a CBP.
 
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