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Handling Health Insurance for Remote Workers

Handling Health Insurance for Remote Workers

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, more employers are allowing their staff to work remotely on a permanent basis, often allowing them to never have to set foot in the office again. This newfound freedom for American workers has allowed many of them to leave the cities they...

New Mental Health Parity Rules Would Expand Care

New Mental Health Parity Rules Would Expand Care

With mental health in the forefront as patients demand greater access to psychologists and psychiatrists, the Biden administration in July 2023 proposed new regulations aimed at requiring health insurers to expand their mental health coverage. The proposal aims to...

Budgeting and Prepping for Open Enrollment

Budgeting and Prepping for Open Enrollment

If you are running a business, you need to get an early start on preparations for your small group health plan open enrollment, particularly now as so much confusion abounds about the state of health insurance in the country. With recent new regulations, options have...

Accessing Healthcare Quality and Cost Transparency

Accessing Healthcare Quality and Cost Transparency

Sage Transparency makes hospital quality information easily and freely accessible. Many of us know the stress that comes from surprise sky-high costs after receiving healthcare services. It can feel impossible to know how much providers will charge for outpatient,...

How to Compare Hospital Prices with Sage Transparency

Thanks to Sage Transparency, healthcare consumers and employers can compare hospital prices like never before. Pricing information is readily and easily available for an endless amount of products and services… but that’s not necessarily the case for healthcare. At...

Report: Accommodations for Disabled Employees Are Inexpensive

Report: Accommodations for Disabled Employees Are Inexpensive

The Americans with Disabilities Act, now more than 30 years old, requires employers to make reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities. Many employers may be concerned about the cost of making those accommodations. However, a recent government study...

Employers Expect Higher Premiums, Little to No Cost-Shifting

Employers Expect Higher Premiums, Little to No Cost-Shifting

Employers who were surveyed for a new report expected that group health insurance premiums would increase 5.4% this year and at a faster clip in 2024 as inflation hits medical costs. Employers said they are looking to manage growing group benefit costs without...

More Insurers Pushing Virtual Care for Cost Savings

More Insurers Pushing Virtual Care for Cost Savings

More and more insurers are expanding the use of telemedicine, just as a new study shows promising cost savings of up to 25% from virtual care when implemented properly. The latest insurer to announce an expansion of its telemedicine offerings is UnitedHealthcare,...

ACA Employer Mandate Penalties on the Rise

ACA Employer Mandate Penalties on the Rise

The penalties for not offering health insurance to your employees if you have 50 or more full-time or full-time equivalent employees in violation of the Affordable Care Act are set to rise again next year. The IRS has increased the fines for employers that fail to...

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