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...
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...