This article points to a growing problem. Employees are confused about ACA/Obamacare and their employers are silent. We have found that communicating about ACA is not difficult. Not communicating is what creates the problems. read more

How to handle working spouses is front and center for more and more employers, as seen in this recent article. This along with common-law marriages, domestic partners, same-sex marriages, and multi-generational families are all part of the... read more

In the last ten years, secret agreements between providers and payers have become the norm with most PPO networks. These agreements specifically exclude employers and self-funded health plans from seeing what is agreed to, even though those same... read more

This recent Employer Benefit Adviser story underscores the challenges brokers face – providing more service in a time of diminishing compensation. Health Decisions bridges this dilemma. Our services give brokers an on-going, year-round role in plan... read more

This video highlights a growing trend – brokers moving from commission to fee-based consulting. I don’t know the gentleman featured here but I know a lot of brokers like him. We provide the healthcare claims and enrollment data and IT support that... read more

The url below links to an article on how changes in provider payment practices impact payers and self-funded plans. This illustrates why provider payment error never stops or is “fixed.” As long as providers keep changing how they bill (which they... read more

What Happened?  What to Do? Welcome to the regulatory roller coaster. The announcement of the one-year delay in implementing the employer "Pay-or-Play" reporting provisions under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is here. The delay relates to... read more

Million-Anecdote Baby Si thought this article held some interesting views. The fate of ObamaCare will be determined by consumer reactions. We explore the employer's role in this new reality at our June 27 webinar. read more

http://mibiz.com/item/20674-act-soon-to-determine-compliance-under-obamacare This article has some very practical advice with a local Michigan perspective. But the advice applies to employers in all 50 states. Our webinar on Thursday will address... read more

For years we have been telling people that “discounts” are meaningless because the charges used to calculate those discounts are not valid or reliable measures of anything. Now, you don’t have to take our word for it. Medicare has proven it.

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