When It Comes To Lowering Healthcare Costs Do Workplace Wellness Programs Over-Promise And Under-Deliver?

When It Comes To Lowering Healthcare Costs Do Workplace Wellness Programs Over-Promise And Under-Deliver?

by | Apr 17, 2019 | Employer Issues, General Insurance Issues, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Issues, Insurance, Uncategorized

Don’t get me wrong, I completely support the notion of promoting positive health behaviors and healthier lifestyles. Encouraging such things as regular exercise, good and balanced nutrition, the proper amounts of sleep, and all the things associated with taking better...
Déjà Vu, Again – Small Group Transitional Relief Plans (pre-ACA) Extended Through 2020

Déjà Vu, Again – Small Group Transitional Relief Plans (pre-ACA) Extended Through 2020

by | Mar 28, 2019 | Employer Issues, General Insurance Issues, Health Policy, Healthcare Issues, Healthcare Reform, Insurance, National News, Uncategorized

Buried far below the most recent headlines related to eliminating the ACA, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) once again announced that employers in the small group market still enrolled in Transitional Relief Plans (pre-ACA) may keep their existing policies...

Three Notable Employer Health Coverage Factoids In The News This Week……

by | Mar 8, 2019 | Employer Issues, General Health, General Insurance Issues, Health Policy, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Issues, Insurance, Uncategorized, Video

…… that may be of interest only to me. Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase Finally Has a Name It only took eight months. The new nonprofit healthcare company founded by Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase finally has a name. It will officially be...

65Plus Is The Hottest Labor Market Demographic. Here Are Key 2019 Medicare Costs That Employees And Employers Should Know.

by | Feb 26, 2019 | Employer Issues, General Health, General Insurance Issues, Health Policy, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Issues, Healthcare Reform, Insurance, Medicare Medicaid, Uncategorized

Some say it’s the hottest demographic in the labor market — men and women ditching traditional retirement age to work into their 70s, 80s and sometimes beyond.   According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics the 65 and over crowd will make up the...