by Tom Barrett | Oct 16, 2017 | Employer Issues, General Health, General Insurance Issues, Health Policy, Healthcare Issues, Healthcare Reform, Insurance
Some folks may think that Friday’s Executive Order did away with Obamacare subsidies altogether. It didn’t. There are two subsidies. One was cut. One wasn’t. In a nutshell, one subsidy lowers the cost of premium (aka premium tax credits) for those qualified...
by Tom Barrett | Oct 11, 2017 | Employer Issues, General Health, General Insurance Issues, Health Policy, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Issues, Healthcare Reform, Insurance, Uncategorized
Bob Laszewski is an insurance health industry expert we regularly track to stay up to speed on the national healthcare picture. His typically even-handed analysis has been consistently the most accurate of any of the opinion leaders we follow. Here’s how Laszewski...
by Tom Barrett | Sep 25, 2017 | Employer Issues, General Health, General Insurance Issues, Health Policy, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Issues, Insurance, Uncategorized
Some BBG employer clients are reporting that they have received MLR rebate checks from their carrier. What are MLR rebate checks and why do only some employers receive them? Affordable Care Act rules stipulate that insurance carriers must spend a certain percentage of...
by Mike Barrett | May 3, 2017 | General Insurance Issues, Insurance, Uncategorized
Medicare can be tricky when it is coordinating with Group Health Coverage. This is especially true when Medicare enrollees WAIVE Part B coverage, thinking that they don’t need it because they have Group Health Coverage. Our message to those people is BE CAREFUL....
by Tom Barrett | Mar 31, 2017 | Employer Issues, General Health, General Insurance Issues, Health Policy, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Issues, Healthcare Reform, Insurance, Uncategorized
“……We are seeking to empower states with new opportunities that will strengthen their health insurance markets.” Thomas E. Price, M.D., The Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), A Letter To Governors, dated March 13, 2017 On March 13, 2017, the...