Benefits Think An accurate definition of wellness
Advisers and employers need to look at well-being with a wider lens and push financial health, says Copatient’s Thomas Torre.
Thomas Torre
Copatient
Healthcare costs
Obamacare’s hungriest large market goes begging for attention
Small businesses have been clamoring for changes in the small policy health market for years, as costs and difficulty of insuring their workers topped the businesses’ list of concerns.
Benefits Think How urgent care trips are driving up employer costs
New research shows why — and how often — employees are making those costly visits.
Sandeep Acharya
One Medical Group
How to fix healthcare — and avoid a backlash
NAHU members urged by health policy expert Len Nichols to ‘spread some of your knowledge,’ work with legislators in developing a new plan.
How to fix healthcare — and avoid a backlash
NAHU members urged by health policy expert Len Nichols to ‘spread some of your knowledge,’ work with legislators in developing a new plan.
How workers over 65 should deduct medical expenses
The standard deduction is the best tax strategy for many seniors, but if they had significant health care costs last year, itemizing could save them some money.
How clients over 65 should deduct medical expenses
The standard deduction is the best tax strategy for many seniors, but if they had significant health care costs last year, itemizing could save them some money.
Sen. Bill Cassidy lays out his ACA replacement plan for NAHU
The Louisiana Republican addresses the National Association of Health Underwriters Capitol Conference on how to fix health insurance.
Trump administration releases ACA stabilization rules
The Trump administration on Wednesday released proposed regulations that would stabilize the ACA’s markets.
Sen. Bill Cassidy lays out his ACA replacement plan for NAHU
The Louisiana Republican addresses the National Association of Health Underwriters Capitol Conference on how to fix health insurance.
Benefits Think 9 questions for the Trumpcare architects
From what will happen with cost containment provisions to addressing employer requirements, BAN’s Perry Braun is looking for answers.
Benefits Think Here’s how Trump will change the ACA
Promises to repeal Obamacare are proving to be more complicated then they sounded on the campaign trail. With those realities setting in, Peter Orszag, President Obama’s director of the Office of Management and Budget, explores what happens next.
Peter Orszag
Lazard
Complex health plan options overwhelm employees
American workers are often unprepared to take an active role in their healthcare decisions.
Benefits Think 9 questions for the Trumpcare architects
From what will happen with cost containment provisions to addressing employer requirements, BAN’s Perry Braun is looking for answers.
Complex health plan options overwhelm employees
American workers are often unprepared to take an active role in their healthcare decisions.
Benefits Think Why employers might want to rethink HDHPs
High-deductible health plans may cut plan-sponsor costs, but covered employees are balking at spending their money on tests and other care they need.
Mark Stadler
BridgeHealth
Benefits Think How Obama’s last healthcare legislation is further hurting the ACA’s chances of survival
President Trump’s promised repeal of the Affordable Care Act is underway, and the 21st Century Cures Act is likely helping it progress, says adviser Craig Hasday.
Craig Hasday
Frenkel Benefits
Benefits Think When open enrollment ends, what should employers do next?
Continuing to educate and communicate with employees throughout the year can help control the overwhelming feeling of making benefit selections in the future. Here’s how employers can do it.
Begonya Klumb
UMB Healthcare Services
Benefits Think What a tupelo branch can teach us about healthcare consumerism
A minor emergency left one benefit consultant considering how to keep costs down.
Zack Pace
CBIZ
Deducting IRA contributions on client tax returns
Employees can fully deduct their IRA contributions if they have no access to a workplace retirement.
