As a part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Congress created the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (Institute), a non-profit organization whose mission is to collect data on various forms of medical care [...]
Easing administrative burden should be part of the core services provided by a Full-Service Benefits Broker. There are many areas in which a broker may provide assistance, such as compliance, government disclosure, enrollment support and [...]
The California Supreme Court has issued its decision in the Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court case, clarifying California law regarding meal periods and rest breaks. The decision offered a big win for employers regarding [...]
It May Be Good Strategy for Inviting Competition and Providing Benefits at the Best Price, But Employers Should Consider the Drawbacks as Well. Employer-sponsored benefit plans are clearly seen as a valuable and important employee [...]
Even the most optimistic of CFOs and HR Executives are given pause after taking a hard look at the current U.S. Health Care landscape. One needs only to focus on three troubling facts to understand [...]
In today’s turbulent economy, it is imperative for businesses to save money when selecting employee benefits. Health benefits costs have spiraled upward significantly in the last decade, while at the same time, employees have been [...]
As one of the major pieces of Health Care Reform legislation (HCR), the Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) provisions are intended to assure that health care coverage will be reasonably affordable. However, by requiring health care [...]
It’s been proven beyond any reasonable doubt that smoking cigarettes will increase health risks and will raise medical insurance costs – which means that if your company is employing cigarette smokers, it can be very [...]
Health Industry Consumer Ratings Even though you may not hear it directly from employees, when it comes to the customer service provided by health plans, many are very unhappy. In a recently published research report*, [...]
Essential Health Benefits: What You Need to Know Part of health care reform is a provision that certain plans include “essential health benefits” (EHBs) starting in 2014. Here’s what employers should know. Beginning in 2014, [...]
