by BBGAdmin | Feb 6, 2014 | Employer Issues, Healthcare Reform
The debate rages on about healthcare reform and how it will impact the insurance industry. A recent article from The Fiscal Times “More Companies Dump Employee Insurance for Obamacare,” discusses how Target recently announced it has dropped insurance for...
by BBGAdmin | Jan 29, 2014 | Employer Issues, General Health, Healthcare Issues, Healthcare Reform
PwC announced during a webinar earlier this month what they believe to be the top 10 healthcare issues of 2014: 1. Companies rethink their roles in the new health economy 2. Corporate funds invade healthcare venture capital space 3. Employers explore private exchanges...
by Tom Barrett | Jan 23, 2014 | Employer Issues, General Health, Healthcare Reform
The healthcare reform law requires that most health plans now cover common preventive care services without costing covered employees or their dependents anything out-of-pocket. However, the type of preventive service covered at no charge can be a moving target,...
by Mike Barrett | Dec 18, 2013 | Employer Issues, General Insurance Issues, Healthcare Reform
Do you ever wonder what goes on behind closed doors between president Obama and insurance company executives? I sure do. We’ve all had to work with people we don’t like or organizations we don’t align with philosophically at some point. It happens....
by Tom Barrett | Dec 4, 2013 | Employer Issues, General Health, General Insurance Issues, Healthcare Reform, Managed Care - Group Health, Providers, Uncategorized
With healthcare reform and the Affordable Care Act almost in full bloom, more potentially game-changing unintended consequences are starting to emerge. One such consequence stems from the introduction of “narrow networks.” Initially intended for healthcare.gov...
by Mike Barrett | Nov 26, 2013 | Employer Issues, Healthcare Reform, Uncategorized
There is a story that circulated last week on Twitter that a guy enrolled himself on healthcare.gov but the welcome letter that came was addressed to his dog, Baxter. Apparently they mistook his password for his name. That got me thinking… Two months ago I had a...
