by Tom Barrett | Sep 12, 2014 | Employer Issues, General Health, General Insurance Issues, Health Policy, Healthcare Issues, Healthcare Reform, Providers
We can all agree that our healthcare system is difficult to understand. Have you considered the confusion for people who have never had health insurance, or perhaps have not had it for a really long time? According to Drew Altman, president and CEO of the Kaiser...
by Mike Barrett | Aug 28, 2014 | Employer Issues, General Health, General Insurance Issues, Healthcare Issues, Healthcare Reform, Pharmacy Costs, Pharmacy, PBMs and Pharma Costs
Recently the Obama Administration compromised to allow waivers for religious organizations to restrict paying for contraceptives on their health plans. What does that mean for most religious groups that offer health benefits? Unless a group is self funded and writes...
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 Tom Barrett | Jul 10, 2014 | Employer Issues, Health Policy, Healthcare Issues, Healthcare Reform
We’ve long contended that it will take years for all the implications of the Affordable Care Act to play out. There’s still so much to be determined and so many factors, moving parts and unintended consequences that will ultimately shape the outcome. On the heels of...
by Tom Barrett | May 23, 2014 | Healthcare Issues, Healthcare Reform
Something’s gotta give…….. and apparently it is. Patients want to receive quality care from familiar providers on a timely basis at lower costs. Doctors and hospitals want to maintain and increase current levels of reimbursement. Insurance companies needing to comply...
by BBGAdmin | May 2, 2014 | Employer Issues, Healthcare Issues, Healthcare Reform
Seems like everyone wants to know what’s on the minds of employers and what they are thinking about insurance. A new survey conducted by Wells Fargo Insurance interviewed 70 employers across the U.S. Results show that as employers and their employees face higher...