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2006 News from Benefit Resource

February 15  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

New Beniversal™ MasterCard® Adds Convenience to Consumer Driven Health Care

Benefit Resource announces its new health care card – the Beniversal MasterCard. The card incorporates recent advances in prepaid debit card technology and announces a new era in consumer convenience for consumer driven health care (CDH). More...

February 14  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Overcoming Barriers to Consumer Satisfaction with Consumer Driven Healthcare

In remarks prepared for the 2006 Prepaid Card Expo in Orlando, FL, Tony DiBarnaba, president of Benefit Resource, outlines the advantages that prepaid debit cards provide to consumers. He describes remaining barriers to consumer satisfaction with consumer driven healthcare (CDH) and provides details on the value that education and client-focused support services provide to the success of CDH initiatives. More...

February 8  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Consumer Experience Could ‘Make or Break’ Consumer Driven Health Care

Consumer driven health care (CDH) is at a critical juncture, says Tony DiBarnaba, president of Benefit Resource. The quality of the consumer experience will determine the future of CDH initiatives. “For burgeoning CDH plans to succeed,” he says, “prepaid debit cards must integrate into a secure and transparent system that is part of a customer-focused, service-oriented solution that easily integrates into the daily lives of users.” More...

2005 News from Benefit Resource

August 29  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rising Gas Prices Fuel Interest in Vanpools and Pre-Tax Transit Benefits 

Expensive gasoline is fueling hot interest in vanpools. Both employers and employees are asking how vanpool commuters can take advantage of tax benefits enjoyed by mass transit commuters in cities like New York and Chicago. Benefit Resource Vice President Tom Guiler answers their questions and offers guidance. More . . .

June 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Benefit Resource, Inc. Creates CFO Position in Response to Remarkable Growth

Benefit Resource, Inc. has named Charles A. Callahan to the company’s newly created position of Chief Financial Officer. “Since its founding in 1993, Benefit Resource has enjoyed double- and triple-digit annual growth,” says company president Tony DiBarnaba. More . . .

June 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Payment Cards Improve Delivery of Transit Benefits

“The eTRAC MasterCard provides the greatest convenience, flexibility and security to employees while allowing them to pay more fares in pre-tax dollars than the other solutions,” says Tony DiBarnaba, president of Benefit Resource. “At the same time, it virtually eliminates the administrative burden for employers, cutting their labor and overhead costs by 15 to 20 percent compared to the other transit benefit options and providing the lowest administrative cost per employee.” More . . .

June 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

eTRAC Commute: A Highly Evolved Way to Get to Work

Methods of providing pre-tax transit benefits have evolved beyond cash reimbursement, transit pass distribution and check vouchers. The eTRAC MasterCard is the most flexible, secure and convenient method of getting the greatest savings out of pre-tax transit and parking benefits.  Download the PDF (292k).

June 08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Benefit Resource, Inc. Achieves Industry-Leading Participation Rates

Benefit Resource, Inc., reports employee participation rates  that are among the highest for pre-tax plans…. Participation rates for the company’s popular eTRAC® Commute plan—a pre-tax mass transit plan incorporating the popular eTRAC MasterCard®—range from 60 to 70 percent. Employee participation rates for Benefit Resource’s pre-tax Flexible Spending Account plans for health care and dependent care range from 25 to 30 percent. More . . .

June 01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Increase in Pre-Tax Transit Benefit Is Essential Says Benefits Administrator

An amendment to the federal transportation bill increasing the pre-tax employee benefit for mass transit is essential to preserving a meaningful employee benefit…. “Employees most in need of a tax break—those in moderate income brackets—often have the longest commutes and so pay the highest monthly fees just to get to work,” DiBarnaba says. More . . .

April 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Need to get up to speed on the latest in pre-tax mass transit benefits? Talk with BRI about eTRAC®

When it comes to getting the most out of tax-free mass transit benefits, new developments in the eTRAC MasterCard have made it simply the best method for offering transit benefits to employees. More . . .

2004

December 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tax-Free ‘Flex’ Accounts Help Workers Spend Less on Health Care Premiums

Employees can cut their health care premiums, increase their take-home pay and maintain quality medical care by making wise use of tax-free flexible spending accounts. More . . .

December 17  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tax-free Accounts Help Commuters Cut Fares 

Fares are rising for New York commuters but riders can lower their mass transit commuting costs by 30 to 40 percent by using tax-free transit accounts… now commuters can use the eTRAC® MasterCard® so there’s no paper, no vouchers, no reimbursement forms to fill out and—what may be the greatest convenience of all—it’s a debit card so there’s no need to handle cash when purchasing transit passes. More . . .

About Benefit Resource, Inc.

Benefit Resource, Inc. (www.BenefitResource.com) administers pre-tax employee benefit plans for more than 150,000 employees and 1,000 employers in Upstate New York, New York City, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. Unlike payroll or human resource companies, Benefit Resource focuses solely on administration of tax-free benefits. When there’s a question about pre-tax benefits – for health care, dependent care or transportation, Benefit Resource is the expert.