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Have you ever accidentally overheard someone talking crazy about changes to Mayo Clinic benefit plans? You wouldn’t believe the kinds of intricate and detailed rumors…
Was one of your New Year's resolutions to be more physically active? Eight weeks into the new year, it can be a challenge to keep…
Saving, investing and planning for your retirement can be highly personal and complicated. That’s why Mayo Clinic has partnered with Financial Engines since 2007 to provide advice…
Valentine’s Day… Blah. Blah. Blah. I’m not trying to be a scrooge, it just seems that Valentine’s Day is hitting the shelves before the New…
So, you just walked out of the orthodontist’s office and you’re holding a “Financial Worksheet” that looks more complicated than your first mortgage. What next? …
Did you hear that in December the Total Rewards team at Mayo Clinic launched a new pension estimator? If you’ve ever felt confused about what…
Celebrate the arrival of 2018 because there are 27 pay periods in 2018 and three months with three paychecks issued rather than the typical two months!…
Or should I ask, who’s excited they are starting over with getting reimbursed for 2018 daycare expenses from their Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA)?…
While sleigh bells ring and kisses take place under the mistletoe, you may feel like you’ve been placed on the naughty list because your daycare…
It’s no secret that we love the Mayo Pension Plan! We promote its worth often with passion and conviction, reminding employees that Mayo Clinic is…
Traveling, golfing, volunteering, spending time with grandkids; activities that are often on the mind of employees getting ready to retire.…
As we step up our shopping leading into the holidays, it’s a prime time of the year for identity theft. While you are busy snagging hot deals…
Whether you are caring for an adult child with special needs or a senior member of the family who needs extra help, the demands of…
Open Enrollment is just days away. To prepare, please review the 2018 Open Enrollment guide. Click on the image above to open the document. On the…
The question may conjure images of "death panels" (credit to Sarah Palin for adding that phrase to the political landscape in 2009) but the real…
They are married to a colleague. When a Mayo Clinic employee is married to another Mayo Clinic employee, we call them "married-married". At last…
Each year, Mayo Clinic employees who are enrolled in Delta Dental plans leave behind unused dollars. The maximum annual benefit in Delta Dental Standard option…
This week I got a chance to sit down with Virginia Olson from the Benefits Education Team to talk about the recent Equifax data breach.…
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) have been around since the 1970s. As employers started to pass some of the cost of providing health coverage to…
The type of eye exam you have and the services provided during the exam can make a big difference in how the charges are covered…