Health Insurance
Focus OneSource provides clients and their employees with a comprehensive health insurance program that offers affordable and flexible choices. The Focus OneSource program brings clients the highest value at the lowest possible price. Our staff will also provide the best customer service to your employees to answer any questions about their health coverage and benefits plan.
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield is a mutual insurance company owned by its policyholders. Wellmark and its subsidiaries provide health coverage to more than 2 million members in Iowa and South Dakota. Through the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, Wellmark is part of a trusted national network that covers more than 100 million people. That’s nearly 1/3 of all Americans. Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield offers flexible benefit designs, competitive prices
and a large selection of providers. Nearly all physicians and hospitals in Iowa and South Dakota participate with Wellmark and the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association provides extensive national and international coverage. Focus OneSource has partnered with the Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association to provide comprehensive benefits to co-employees. Client companies will now have the choice of several medical plan design options that offer a wide range of deductibles, co-insurance and co-pays to fit each employees’ unique needs.
Life Insurance Offerings
The Standard provides insurance products that provide financial security to employees and loved ones. The company’s comprehensive line of life and disability insurance products include flexible short-term (STD) and long-term disability (LTD) coverage. In addition to Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D), Focus OneSource’s partner companies can tailor their employees’ coverage to meet the needs of today’s widely diverse workforce. Employees can also offer a basic life insurance amount of $15,000 with additional options to increase coverage.
Dental Insurance
Delta Dental is the nations leading dental insurance company. Delta Dental offers national dental coverage with dental benefits programs for a wide range of employers, large and small. Focus OneSource has partnered with Delta Dental to provide quality, cost-effective dental benefit programs and services. Delta Dental makes it easy to protect your smile and keep it healthy with the largest network of dentist nationwide, quick answers, and personalized service.
Vision Insurance
Since 1978, Avesis has offered one of the best values in vision benefits. Members benefit from having the freedom to choose from thousands of carefully selected providers in their nationwide network. Avesis contracts with optometrists, ophthalmologists and vision retail centers to ensure Focus OneSource employees have access to quality care in their
neighborhood or surrounding area. Avesis provides premier vision care benefits to millions of Americans. Focus OneSource values the long-standing industry expertise of Avesis and as such has carefully selected the company to provide vision services.
Health Reimbursement Arrangement Administration
A Health Reimbursement Agreement (HRA), commonly known as a health reimbursement account, is an Internal Revenue Service approved, employer-funded, tax-advantaged employer health benefit plan that reimburses employees for out-of-pocket medical expenses and individual health insurance premiums. HRA’s can be a valuable tool in helping employers to reduce health insurance costs and has proven to be a benefit that helps attract and retain employees.
Health Savings Account Administration
A health savings account (HSA), is a tax-advantaged medical savings account available to employees who are enrolled in a high-deductible health plan (HDHP). The funds contributed to an account are not subject to federal income tax at the time of deposit. Contributions to HSA’s may be made by both the employer and the employee and all dollars in the HSA are owned by the employee, rollover year over year and are portable.
Flexible Spending Account Administration
A Flexible Spending Account (FSA) also known as a flexible spending arrangement is a special account that allows employees to put money in to pay for certain out-of-pocket health care costs. The money you elect to be withheld from your pay is made on a pretax basis which means you don’t pay taxes on this money. This means you’ll save an amount equal to the taxes you would have paid on the money you set aside. Both employers and employees can make contributions to a FSA subject to established limitations.
Employee Assistance Program
Focus OneSource partners with Connections, Inc. to provide employees and employers valuable support for managing the stresses of work and life. Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) provide a confidential resource to help employees and their family members cope with a wide variety of issues on and off the job, including alcohol and drug abuse, overall mental well-being, marital/relationship issues, child/family issues, stress, dependent care and more.
The EAP available through Focus OneSource also provides employers with tools and assistance in managing the workplace and troubled employees. EAPs are a proactive way for companies to extend a caring, helping hand while building a more productive workforce, reducing turnover and improving morale.