Centerbridge Acquires Insurance & Eyecare Retail Assets from Highmark in Carveout
Highmark, Blue Cross Blue Shield operator in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, just offloaded vision insurance carrier Davis Vision …
CBO Estimates Impact of Ending Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has estimated that ending cost-sharing reductions would increase medical insurance premiums for silver …
It is Too Early to Declare the TrumpCare Zombie Dead
Some people are calling efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) dead after a shocking …
Departments Issue Mental Health Parity Guidance and Draft Form
The 21st Century Cures Act required the Departments of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS) and the …
State and Local Law Update
One of the most difficult things for human resource and absence management professionals to do is to keep …
Events and Life Stages to Notify Your Personal Insurance Agent/Broker
When it comes to your personal insurance policy, accuracy is everything.
Ensuring that your policy information is both …
Death by Two Tweets… The GOP and ACA
Late Monday night both Republican Senators Mike Lee of Utah and Jerry Moran of Kansas tweeted that they …
California Employers Need to Prepare for Higher SDI Benefits
California employers need to start preparing to deal with increased State Disability Insurance (SDI) benefits in 2018. Return-to-work …
Senate Leadership Unveils Revised Health Bill
Senate Republicans have released a revised version of their healthcare bill. Overall, it is similar to the earlier …
Uncertainty Continues to Plague Individual Health Insurance Market
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a map of 2018 projected Health Insurance Exchanges …
Republican Senators Release Health Care Proposal
Senate Republicans have released their version of a health care reform repeal and replace bill, which they call …
Will California Really Enact a Single-Payer Plan?
The California State Senate has passed S.B. 562, the Healthy California Act, which would create a single-payer plan …