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....
Among the many effects of COVID-19 is the reality that millions of people, either by choice or circumstance, put off diagnostic tests and screenings. Saved money at first, but costs are coming....
Recently, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Medicare reimbursement rate increases for 2022. This matters because private insurance premiums use the Medicare rate as a base rate in order to calculate their insurance reimbursements to providers. Each increase in the Medicare reimbursement rate translates...
We can now be certain: The Affordable Care Act will remain the law of the land for the foreseeable future. Any changes will likely be incremental, and will come through Congress, not the courts. On June 16, 2021, in the case known as California v....
The IRS has released the Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution limits for 2022. This is good news, but it doesn’t tell the entire story. For calendar year 2022, individuals who own a qualified High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP),[1] will be able to deposit up to...
On April 15, United States Senator Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, with 12 Democrat co-authors, introduced the Choose Medicare Act. Sen. Merkley said this act is about “…legislation that would give every individual who is not already eligible for Medicaid or Medicare the opportunity to enroll in...