by Lee Arkenau | July 11, 2019 | Medicare & Individual
The government provides minimum coverage under original Medicare (Parts A & B). Patients enrolled in Medicare alone are at risk for large medical bills with no maximum out-of-pocket protection for covered expenses. One solution for protecting from these... by Geralyn Isler | June 25, 2019 | Employee Benefits, Employer Guidance, Health Care Reform, Medicare & Individual
President Trump signed an executive order on June 24, 2019 directing federal agencies to increase healthcare price and quality transparency. The order directs the Departments of Labor, Treasury and Health and Human Services to issue guidance and propose regulations... by Geralyn Isler | June 18, 2019 | Employee Benefits, Employer Guidance, Health Care Reform, Medicare & Individual
On June 13, the U.S. Departments of the Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services issued a final rule allowing employees to use the dollars in employer-funded Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs, also called Health Reimbursement Accounts) to purchase... by Angel Carrier | April 2, 2019 | Employee Benefits, Health Care Reform
CMS will once again allow small employers and individual health plans an extension of transitional (grand-mothered) coverage. Transitional relief allows employers to continue to use their health plans that don’t meet requirements of the Affordable Care Act. If... by Geralyn Isler | January 10, 2019 | Employee Benefits
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released rules requiring hospitals to post standard charges online. Previous law required that hospitals make a list of standard charges uniform and public. The guidelines have been updated, effective January 1,...
