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Employer-Sponsored Insurance – The Council of Insurance Agents …
Our goal is to support a healthcare system that produces the most highly trained and accessible workforce of committed doctors, nurses, and specialists. In particular, U.S. consumers have more personal choices than anywhere else in the … See more
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Partnership for America’s Health Care Future
WEBSeptember 20, 2018. The Council recently joined a coalition called Partnership for America’s Health Care Future (PAHCF), along with other industry players, including pharmaceutical companies, hospital systems and insurance carriers. PAHCF’s mission is to support efforts to strengthen employer-provided healthcare coverage and to deliver …
What Tax Reform Means for Healthcare
WEBActing HHS Secretary Eric Hargan underscored to attendees that HHS is committed to creating more flexibility for individuals, plans and states to help create additional choices and competition that lower costs. Lowering drug costs means getting the market more involved. Specialty drugs are currently about 28 percent of health …
Biden Administration Issues New Proposed Rule to Limit Short …
WEBJuly 14, 2023. On Friday, July 7, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury (the Agencies) issued a Proposed Rule that would significantly reduce the term limits and allowable duration of short term, limited duration insurance (STLDI).Comments are due 60 days after publication in the Federal Register.
Benefits Resources
WEB6/9/20 | COVID-19 Tests Are For The Most Part Affordable Labs charging thousands of dollars for coronavirus diagnostic tests are the exception rather than the rule, according to data provided to Axios by a national health insurer.In-network labs, constituting 89% of the 63,378 claims, charged on average $163.91 per test.
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THE ROLE OF INSURANCE INTERMEDIARIES
WEBThis paper will explain what an insurance intermediary is, the role of intermediaries in the insurance marketplace and the wider economy, and the services provided by intermediaries to insurance providers and consumers. It will also briefly describe the legal and regulatory regimes governing the business of insurance around the world.
Healthcare – The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers
WEBThe employee benefits market is a model for innovation. The changing landscape is creating an opportunity to transform not only how consumers receive and understand their healthcare, but how they use and pay for that care. From passage of the ACA to the injection of digital health and technology companies into the ecosystem, the industry is …
The PAHCF Archive – The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers
WEBPublic Sentiment on Healthcare. PAHCF tracks what terms and topics are top of mind on social media on a weekly basis. These reports reveal how many people write about single-payer related items, how much traction their posts receive and which themes spark the most conversation during a given week. November 15-22, 2019. November 8-15, 2019.
Tech Giants Poised to Shift Healthcare Landscape
WEBDecember 5, 2018. Tech companies are banging down the doors of the healthcare industry, infiltrating different pieces of a complicated system in an effort to inject innovation into care delivery and data storage processes.
Government Affairs Roundup: The Latest on Healthcare Policy
WEBSurprise Medical Billing. Broad bipartisan support from the Trump administration as well as Congress has created momentum around surprise medical billing. Earlier this week, the House Energy and Commerce Committee released draft legislation to protect patients against surprise billing tactics.
MedStar Hack Could Have Been Avoided
WEBLast week’s cyber-attack on MedStar Health, which severely disrupted the hospital chain’s operations, could have been avoided with a simple update, according to sources. The Associated Press has recently learned that due to the company ignoring public warnings since 2007, hackers were able to exploit design flaws inside the company’s network.
The Council has joined the Health Action Alliance
WEBThe Council has joined the Health Action Alliance to promote COVID-19 prevention and encourage vaccination. The Health Action Alliance is a coalition comprised of employers and public health, communications and business trade associations with the goal of strengthening and accelerating the employer community’s response to COVID-19.
A Comparison of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the …
WEBA Comparison of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the American Health Care Act (AHCA) Requires employers to report the cost of coverage under an employer-sponsored group health plan. Does not cap the employee tax deduction for employer-sponsored coverage; retains the obligation that the employer report coverage amounts on Form W-2, and an
FBI Investigating Cyber-Attack at MedStar Health
WEBMedStar Health, a Maryland-based healthcare company, was infected with a computer virus forcing the company to shut down its email and records database, leaving hospitals and thousands of employees to resort to pen and paper medical records and transactions. The nonprofit operates 10 regional hospitals in the greater Baltimore-Washington …
Proposed Rule Would Rescind DOL’s 2018 Association Health …
WEBOn December 20, 2023, the Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) Employee Benefits Security Administration issued a proposed rule to rescind the Trump Administration’s 2018 Association Health Plans (“AHP”) Rule (the “Proposed Rule”). The Proposed Rule would rescind the 2018 AHP Rule in its entirety.
Preparing your firm for New Broker & Consultant …
WEBINTRODUCTION BACKGROUND 2 New ERISA Section 408(b)(2) Group Health Plan Service Provider Disclosures BACKGROUND In December 2020, Congress enacted the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 20211 which included a new requirement that bars an ERISA group health plan fiduciary from entering into, renewing, or extending a
Case Shows Importance of Reading Your Cyber Policy
WEBThe much-publicized case of Columbia Casualty Co. v. Cottage Health System reminds companies of the importance of reading their cyber policy, knowing what’s in it, and adhering to the terms of the policy.. Cottage Health System operates a network of hospitals in Southern California and had a NetProtect360 claims-made policy with Columbia …
State Balance Billing Protections Survey
WEBLast Updated July 12, 2019 1 State Balance Billing Protections Survey Surprise Billing or Balance Billing.The terms “surprise” or “balance” billing typically refer to situations in which patients—either unbeknownst to them or absent an affirmative choice by them—receive out-
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