Prior to COVID-19, the average family group health insurance premium was $20,576.[i] Minnesota health insurance companies, on average, were projecting a 6.9 percent rate increase. This would increase family health insurance cost to about $22,000 – if COVID-19 had not happened. Analyzing the insurance companies’ 12-month...
Imagine that your car pulls up to an intersection and the light is red. As you wait for the green light you notice there is a primary care medical clinic on each of the four corners and you are new in town. You need to...
Some legislators and members of Congress are proposing a new health plan that could cut your premiums in half. They hear you asking for help! In 2020, the average annual cost of a family health insurance plan provided by an employer reached $20,576, according to Kaiser...
One day in January 1996, Greg Dattilo, President of Dattilo Consulting, Inc., shook hands with Paul Howard for the first time. Greg appreciated how Paul presented himself that day – sharp looking in a suit and tie, and wing tipped shoes. This first meeting evolved...
We all see that COVID-19 is affecting us in multiple ways. Every day, our media gives us cumulative COVID-19 test results – total cases and infections, number of hospitalized individuals and of course, deaths. COVID-19 weighs heavily on employers who are at the same time,...
Surprise billings not only can spoil your day, they can create despair and drive some people toward bankruptcy. This is an example of our consumer-unfriendly health care marketplace. ...