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Partnership Press
September 2025
Tip of the Month:
Helping your clients avoid noise during AE
We’re nearing the final countdown towards annual enrollment. You’ve worked hard negotiating renewals and prepping your clients for what’s to come. Don’t let it be ruined by a subpar annual enrollment experience. Make sure your clients take time for “Annual Enrollment Testing,” before the AE window opens.
A few extra hours of diligence now can save them thousands later—and protect their employees from painful surprises. So check out our guide below for more key tips to ensure a successful annual enrollment for your clients.
Stay Informed: Businessolver Updates Curated for You
Channel Partner Think & Clink
Thursday, November 13, 2025 I 3-4:15 PM CT
Annual Enrollment is here, and so is the future of AI in benefits. Join us for an insightful session where industry experts will help you cut through the noise, identify proven AI solutions, and refine your RFP process to better serve your clients. And because you’ve earned it, enjoy champagne, cobbler smashes, and sweet treats on us. Let’s tackle what’s next, together!
HR Tech 2025
September 16–18 | Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas
It’s almost time! Businessolver is heading back to HR Tech for our 8th year at one of the industry’s leading conferences. With over 7,200 professionals expected, this event is a must for Channel Partners looking to help their clients optimize current systems or explore new solutions.
Here’s where you’ll find us:
Welcome Reception
• Tuesday, Sept. 16 7:00–9:30 p.m.
• Rhythm & Riffs, Mandalay Bay
Breakout Session: “Future-Proofing Benefits Delivery for Tomorrow’s Workforce: What Gen Z Really Wants – and How to Deliver It"
• Wednesday, Sept. 17 10:30–11:15 a.m.
• Oceanside C Ballroom - Mandalay Bay South Convention Center
Click here to RSVP to our reception, save our session to your calendar, and schedule a meeting with us!
How Employee Surveys Shaped Businessolver’s Enhanced Enrollment Experience for the 2026 AE Season
Businessolver has introduced several key enhancements ahead of the 2026 enrollment season to boost confidence, satisfaction, and a best-fit enrollment experience for clients. These upgrades—such as a smarter, more actionable homepage, clearer benefit explanations, personalized guidance powered by agentic AI, and expanded client branding—are inspired by insights from 740,000 post-enrollment surveys from 2025 and valuable client feedback. Check out the full press release below for more details on the enrollment experience upgrades your Businessolver clients will get to experience during their next AE.
Recent Compliance Updates You Should Know
IRS issues Draft Instructions for IRS Form 8889
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued draft instructions to the 2025 Form 8889 used to report Health Savings Account (HSA) contributions, determine HSA deductions and report distributions from an HSA. The updated changes include telehealth and remote care as allowable plans pre-deductible, for participants contributing to an HSA.
Find the updated draft instructions here.
Medicare Part D Notice of Creditable Coverage deadline approaches
The Medicare Part D Notice of Creditable Coverage must be distributed before October 15 of each year to Medicare eligible individuals covered by or applying to a Group Health Plan that offers prescription drug benefits. With the evolving benefits available under Medicare Part D beginning in 2026 – group health plan sponsors should ensure their plan’s creditable status is confirmed against the new requirements and ensure the notices are delivered timely.
See the Medicare Part D Notice of Creditable Coverage Model notice here.
OBBBA: Helping employers make sense of what’s next
Brooke Salazar, our ComplianceDashboard expert, breaks down the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) and how employers can make sense of the changes. As your client’s advisor, you can earn lasting loyalty from high-value employers by explaining to them how these changes could affect HSAs, on-site clinics, and more.
Compliance Success Lab – Open Enrollment Essentials: Communications & Compliance
Are open enrollment communications and keeping up with compliance requirements already giving you a headache? We get it. That’s why ComplianceDashboard has created an on-demand webinar to help benefits consultants like you feel prepared to help guide your clients through their upcoming AE.
If you have any clients who need some extra support simplifying compliance requirements, you may want to consider ComplianceDashboard. The quick-and-easy setup automatically determines the compliance tasks that apply based on company and plan details, including both federal and state benefits requirements.
New and Noteworthy: Your Monthly Industry Update
Healthcare costs projected to rise 9% in 2026
Healthcare costs are projected to rise by 9% in 2026, driven by obesity medications, cancer, chronic conditions, and mental health. Employers are prioritizing cost containment, quality care, and prevention strategies. For benefits advisor, this underscores the need for innovative cost management solutions and strategic vendor partnerships to reduce unnecessary care and deliver value-driven benefits.
Back-to-School Support for Working Parents: HR Strategies That Work
As a benefits advisor, it’s important to help guide your clients towards strategies that meet the unique needs of their employee population. Back-to-school spending has hit a record high, adding financial and logistical stress for working parents. But by adding flexible schedules, childcare benefits, and financial wellness programs employers can actually boost retention, engagement, and productivity year-round.
Why benefit managers can't ignore tech and AI any longer
While 96% of executives aim to integrate AI, only 16% currently use it, hindered by fear and lack of education. Meanwhile, 72% of employees are concerned AI will impact their pay, while 67% believe they will miss out on promotions if they don't start using the technology. As a trusted advisor, consider how strategies such as AI training, reskilling, and empathy can ease adoption for your clients.
