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October 13, 2025
Employee benefits
IRS releases 2026 FSA limits and other key benefit adjustments: what HR leaders need to know
The IRS has released new 2026 inflation adjustments impacting FSAs, QSEHRAs, commuter benefits, and more. This article breaks down each update in plain language, helping HR leaders understand what’s changing, what to review, and how to keep their benefits plans compliant. Learn how proactive HR teams use these annual updates to strengthen compliance processes and build employee trust.
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May 10, 2022
Employee benefits
8 Reasons Why Navanauts Love Working at Nava
Nava Benefits is thrilled to be included in Inc’s Best Workplaces 2022. From our supportive culture, to our cross-team brainstorms, to our willingness to experiment, Navanauts from across the organization weigh in on their favorite things about working at Nava.
May 10, 2022
Employee experience
A Great Workplace Culture Doesn’t Just Happen. It’s Built.
Nava Benefits is thrilled to be included in the Inc list of Best Workplaces 2022. But this didn’t happen overnight — we’ve been focused on making Nava a great place to work since day one. Our People Operations Senior Manager, Ilana Mauskopf, shares three ways that Nava takes an intentional approach to building an inclusive workplace culture.
May 9, 2022
Working with brokers
RFP ASAP: 4 Steps to Launching a Smooth Benefits Broker RFP Process
A benefits broker request for proposal (RFP) can unlock crucial information about the employee benefits marketplace, your own total rewards offering, and the level of support your HR team could receive. But the RFP process can be time-consuming, confusing, and difficult — unless you’re well prepared. Here are four steps to get ready for a smooth RFP process.
April 27, 2022
Working with brokers
“Too Much of Healthcare Is All About the Dollar”: Meet Rick Livesay, Nava Partner
Nava Benefits is thrilled to welcome Rick Livesay to our Partner team. We sat down with Rick to get his full story — from his perspectives on what’s stalling innovation in healthcare, to how health-tech can solve problems for both patients and HR, to how brokers can help fix our healthcare system.
April 13, 2022
Employee benefits
6 Ways to Reduce Your Company’s Healthcare Spend
As medical insurance costs continue to skyrocket, small and midsize businesses are seeing the highest benefits renewal cost increases of any employer size. Guided by award-winning investigative journalist Marshall Allen and former SVP of Walmart Health Marcus Osborne, here’s your guide to reduce employer healthcare costs without sacrificing quality.
April 12, 2022
Working with brokers
Meet the Navanauts: Nick Severson, Client Manager
Meet Nick Severson, Client Manager at Nava. In his role, Nick works one-on-one with clients and their employees to help them navigate the complex world of benefits. Read on to learn more about how Nick got his start in benefits, his hidden talent for Open Enrollment presentations, and his favorite outdoorsy (yet techy) hobby.
April 12, 2022
Working with brokers
Meet the Navanauts: Allison Clark, Recruiter
Meet Allison Clark, Recruiter at Nava. In her role, Allison strives to cultivate the best possible candidate journey for all future Navanauts. Read on to learn more about her career journey from tech sales to recruiting, her favorite part of Nava’s culture, and her “controversial” take on wearing shoes inside.
April 12, 2022
Working with brokers
Meet the Navanauts: Micky Nguyễn, Benefits Analyst
Meet Micky Nguyễn, Benefits Analyst at Nava. In her role, Micky supports clients with day-to-day servicing, renewals, open enrollment, communications — basically all things benefits. Read on to learn more about her career in benefits brokerage, dedication to Nava’s mission to #FixHealthcare, and dream dinner guest.
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March 24, 2022
Employee benefits
How to Lower Your Healthcare Costs (the Easy Way), According to Award-Winning Journalist Marshall Allen
Saving money on healthcare is more than just possible — with the right tools and knowledge, it can be easy. Award-winning investigative journalist Marshall Allen shares his tricks of the trade on how to lower your medical costs, unpacking everything from insurance plan mark-ups, to itemized healthcare bills, to disputing unnecessary claims. Business leaders and HR community, share this with your employees to help them become more informed in navigating healthcare costs.
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March 14, 2022
Employee wellness
4 Innovative Financial Wellness Benefits Vendors to Help Employees Level Up Their Budget Game
Financial wellness benefits help employees navigate the money maze, budget for expenses, and meet their financial goals. Here are four innovative financial wellness vendors you should have on your radar.
March 14, 2022
Employee benefits
5 Woman-Founded Benefits Providers to Watch
Here are five innovative employee benefits providers founded by women to support employees as they navigate a range of needs: from fertility and adoption assistance, to care management, to child care service, to direct primary care.
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March 14, 2022
Employee wellness
The Beginner’s Guide to Direct Primary Care
Through direct primary care offerings, employers contract directly with vendors to offer a primary care experience based on membership. Check out these five direct medical care providers who are improving the patient experience.
