by Mike Barrett | Jun 6, 2017 | Employer Issues
Employers with over 50 employees must pay attention to FMLA. With some employers, we are finding that concerns about abuse are growing. While FMLA is designed to help employees that are in a tough spot, the prepared employer can head off abuses by having good...
by Mike Barrett | May 15, 2017 | Employer Issues, General Insurance Issues, Health Policy, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Issues, Healthcare Reform, Insurance, Uncategorized
Perhaps this is early but you can file it. IRS Announces HSA-HDHP Limits for 2018 Who knows where the federal healthcare regulations are going, but if the Republicans (and the President) pass anything it will likely affect the group market...
by Mike Barrett | May 3, 2017 | General Insurance Issues, Insurance, Uncategorized
Medicare can be tricky when it is coordinating with Group Health Coverage. This is especially true when Medicare enrollees WAIVE Part B coverage, thinking that they don’t need it because they have Group Health Coverage. Our message to those people is BE CAREFUL....
by Mike Barrett | Jan 25, 2017 | Employer Issues, General Health, General Insurance Issues, Health Policy, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Issues, Healthcare Reform, Insurance, Managed Care - Group Health
What do we see? Our opinion was that if Hillary Clinton had won, ACA would have gotten the heavy lift it would have needed to advance. The difficult regulations would have been imposed (vs delayed further) and the money would have been allocated from general funds to...
by Mike Barrett | Sep 14, 2016 | Employer Issues, General Health, General Insurance Issues, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Issues, Medicare Medicaid, Pharmacy Costs, Pharmacy, PBMs and Pharma Costs
We have all heard jokes that begin with “Three guys walk into a bar….” I thought it might make sense to use that model to explain why “referenced-based pricing” and general consumer awareness in healthcare are important to consider. Here...
