5-minute read Restaurant work isn’t as stressful as, say, bomb disposal, being a traffic cop or an emergency-room doc. But it’s not far behind. A report from one …
Addressing the Mental Health Crisis in the Restaurant Industry Read More »
4-minute read Chronic illnesses are killing any hope of reigning in ever-higher health care and insurance costs. While smoking rates in the U.S. have fallen in recent years, …
Closing the ‘Care Gaps’ That Drive Up Health Care Costs Read More »
3-minute read It’s a staggering and sad reality: cancer patients today are more worried about the cost of their cancer care than dying from the disease. They needn’t …
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3-minute read THE CHALLENGE: “Mark Lamb ought to be dead.” That was the opening sentence in the 2022 “White Mountain Independent” article on Mark’s life-threatening health scare and …
Case Study: The Second Opinion That’s Saving Lives Read More »
4-minute read December 27, 2022. If you’re an employer with a health plan for your employees, your HR team should have already had that date circled in your …
Employer Health Plan and Prescription Data Deadlines Looming Read More »
3-minute read The Consolidated Appropriations Act imposed a string of new requirements on group health plans, including new reporting requirements and limitations on surprise billing and balance billing. …
Now in Effect: New Healthcare Price Transparency Rules Read More »
The Consolidated Appropriations Act introduced seismic changes in the employee-benefits world, yet few employers have heard of it or have any idea how to comply. As an employer, …
Webinar: Employers with Health Plans Face New Fiduciary Rules Read More »
4-minute read More government audits and ramped up enforcement of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act. That’s what we can expect from the U.S. Department of …
Crackdown in the Works on Mental Health Parity Law Read More »
4-minute read The U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade raises a critical question few companies may have anticipated: whether their self-funded health plans are subject …
Abortion Ruling Raises Questions for Employer Health Plans Read More »
4-minute read The new brokerage compensation transparency rules in the Consolidated Appropriations Act have gotten far less attention than they deserve. But the same can be said about …
Employers Face New Fiduciary Obligations Under Health Law Read More »