by Tom Barrett | Aug 4, 2014 | Employer Issues, General Health, General Insurance Issues, Healthcare Issues, Healthcare Reform, National News
If the healthcare picture wasn’t already muddy enough, now we have more bumps in the road ahead. Most of the press coverage and discussion over this past week has been focused on the subsidy ruling and where that’s headed. And, rightly so. However, the domino effect...
by Mike Barrett | May 15, 2014 | General Health, Healthcare Reform
That is the conundrum now over Obamacare, or the Affordable Care Act (ACA). It appears Americans are coalescing around the idea of fixing or repairing the unpopular parts of ACA rather than repealing it. So far, the law has been rolled out with the following popular...
by BBGAdmin | May 9, 2014 | Employer Issues, General Health, Pharmacy Costs
An article about big pharma companies and their pricing policies show a trend toward sharply rising drug prices. It doesn’t seem likely that it will slow down any time soon. I warn you – there’s tons of details to consider when it comes to...
by Tom Barrett | Mar 27, 2014 | Employer Issues, General Health, Healthcare Reform
Info for Part-time or Other Employees Currently Without Health Insurance There’s lots of noise out there related to Obamacare’s individual mandate and the rapidly approaching March 31 open enrollment deadline. Here’s summary information for those part-time or other...
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,...