Kaiser Family Foundation found that the health insurance premium for an employer-provided medical plan for a family soared to $22,389 in 2021. This is an increase of 27% since 2014, when the Affordable Care Act’s provisions took effect.[1] It’s not enough to say “Well, that’s...
By Grant Dattilo On January 10, 2022, the Federal Health and Human Services Department released the following notice about at-home COVID-19 test kits: "Beginning January 15, 2022, an individual with private health insurance coverage or covered by a group health plan who purchase an over-the-counter COVID-19 diagnostic...
Happy Holidays and Best Wishes By Greg Dattilo, CEBS President, Dattilo Consulting, Inc. and ClientServ LLC Despite the challenges we’ve all been facing the last two years, it seems the year is ending on a more positive note. There is now a sense that we are not only...
Experiencing a loss of revenue and a reduction in workforce as the pandemic rolled on, small employers searched for and found several options that might result in a stronger, more productive and profitable business down the road. One critical response is that employers are placing...
Maria Lopez bought a home pregnancy test and confirmed that she was pregnant. After sharing the good news with her husband, she decided to look for an OB/GYN doctor nearby. She heard about the new Health Information Exchange and was happy to find a new...
What, if anything, can employers do to mitigate expected increases in 2022 employee health insurance premiums? Mercer predicts an average 4.7% increase, while Willis Towers Watson says to look for 5% increases.[i] Some employers, however, are seeing far greater increases....