by Joanna Morrow | Aug 24, 2016 | Compliance
The Medicare Creditable Coverage Notice – Employers Top 7 Q&A #1 – What are the Medicare Part D creditable coverage letters I’m supposed to send out to employees by October 15th? Each year, individuals eligible to enroll in Medicare may do so during the...
by Joanna Morrow | Aug 9, 2016 | Insights & Opinions
Why Republicans Value HSAs and Employers Should Too In his “A Better Way” reform agenda for health care, House Speaker Paul Ryan proposes changes that would relax IRS regulation in areas governing Health Savings Accounts (HSA). This is good news for employers because...
by Joanna Morrow | Aug 2, 2016 | Employee Benefits, Insights & Opinions
Mastering Health Insurance Economics: 20 Ideas for Employers If government was in the business of singing sad country songs it might be crooning “The Last Thing I Needed the First Thing This Morning Was to Have You Walk Out on Me”. Although tales of lying, cheating...
by Joanna Morrow | Jul 26, 2016 | Insights & Opinions
4 Strategies for Harnessing America’s Healthcare Costs July 27, 2016 – Last week the Obama administration reported that health care spending in the United States will surpass $10,000 a person in 2016 and by 2025, health care will represent 20% of the total US...
by Joanna Morrow | Jul 19, 2016 | Insights & Opinions
Waking Up From The Public Option Dream July 20, 2016 – Last week, President Obama called for Congress to revisit the healthcare “Public Option”. A public option would mean a government run health insurance plan. Whether you support a public option, a...