What is the predictable effect of cutting reimbursements to medical providers to less than today’s Medicare rates? The propsed Minnesota public option health plan is built on that idea....
By Greg Dattilo, CEBS & Grant Dattilo The 2023 Minnesota Legislature attempted to take major steps toward creating a government-dominated health care system. However, because of public pressure from a variety of groups and individuals – consultants, providers, employers, patient advocates, etc. – the legislature delayed...
Be aware of these changes With the stroke of his pen, President Joe Biden officially signaled the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency as of May 11, 2023. Employees may be hearing a great deal about this through news reports and social media. You may...
Recently, employers were surprised and frustrated by a new government-required mandate regarding health insurance premium reporting. Employers had received a notice requiring them to report insurance premium cost data to their insurance companies. The insurance companies, employers were told, would then report this data to the...
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...