by Tom Barrett | Jun 19, 2015 | General Health, Health Policy, Healthcare Issues, Healthcare Reform, National News, News and Events
As the Supreme Court decision on subsidies looms, many are wondering: which way is the court leaning? Most experts agree it’s way too close to a call. Wondering where things stand as we wait for the high court to announce its decision? Here’s a good, plain speaking...
by Tom Barrett | Jun 8, 2015 | Employer Issues, Health Policy, Healthcare Issues, Healthcare Reform, Medicare Medicaid, National News, Uncategorized
We’re keeping an eye on it; and, apparently so are many of the states. The healthcare reform law includes a waiver that, starting in 2017, would let states take federal dollars now invested in the implementation of the Affordable Care Act and redirect them and...
by Tom Barrett | Feb 27, 2015 | Employer Issues, General Health, General Insurance Issues, Health Policy, Healthcare Issues, Healthcare Reform, National News
Here’s Some Info To Help… If an employee (and others in their respective tax household) had health coverage for the entire year (employer sponsored, individual plan, Medicare, Medicaid, etc.,) they’ll only need to simply check the box on line 61 of Form...
by Mike Barrett | Feb 24, 2015 | Announcements, Employer Issues, General Health, General Insurance Issues, Healthcare Issues, Healthcare Reform, National News, News and Events, Providers, Uncategorized
And What’s Being Done to Protect Those Affected… After attending a meeting, corresponding with an Anthem representative, and monitoring their website for updates, here’s more information on who’s at risk from the recent cyber attack and what steps Anthem...
by Mike Barrett | Feb 17, 2015 | Employer Issues, General Health, General Insurance Issues, Healthcare Issues, National News, News and Events
As you likely already know, Anthem’s database was recently hacked. It appears that nearly all Anthem product lines were impacted. Anthem, the country’s 2nd largest health insurance carrier, reports that member information for some 80 million individuals may have...
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...