The CDC estimates that around 130 people die each day due to opioid overdoses. It’s also estimated that the number of opioid-related deaths is six times greater than just 18 years ago. Is the epidemic affecting your employees? Are you sure? When an employee is dealing with addiction, it impacts many aspects of his or […]
Category Archives: Healthcare
ACAS and Its Affect on 2020 Premiums
The Affordable Care Act’s Section 9010 requires companies that provide health insurance in the U.S. to pay a fee. The purpose of the fee is to help fund the marketplace exchanges operated by the 50 states and the federal government. This marketplace helps many people in the U.S. find and afford health insurance. A moratorium […]
What You Need to Know About the Affordable Healthcare Act
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was designed to make health insurance available for everyone. It also made Medicaid available for any adult with an income of less than 138 percent of the federal poverty level. It also barred insurance companies from denying coverage for pre-existing conditions. Its success in increasing the number of insured Americans […]
Is ObamaCare Still Alive and Well? What Has the New Administration Actually Done to Change Healthcare?
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 2010. In 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services released a report showing how uninsured rates in adults ages 18 to 64 fell by 43 percent between 2013 and 2016. People over the age of 64 were excluded from […]
So whats coming next from DC?
Following the federal government’s policy changes lately feels a lot like being on a roller coaster or perhaps more accurately, like being in a blender set to frappe. There are a lot of changes coming out, and they’re coming out at a dizzying pace. Some are actual regulations, some are just hints of legislation still […]