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Jim Eickhoff shares TCHP experience at NextGen CEO Roundtable
Three CEOs discuss taking a proactive strategy in response to crisis, keeping customers, projecting the recovery and the importance of choosing control over chaos. Plus, debunking one of the biggest lies in Healthcare while discussing how...
What COVID-19 Services Your Health Plan May Cover
Under two new laws new laws that took effect in March, all health plans must cover testing, preventative services and vaccines for COVID-19 without cost-sharing. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act requires that group health insurance and individual health...
Some Insurers Step Up Group Health Plan Assistance
Some health insurers are helping business workers in group plans maintain employee benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new survey has found. Social distancing and stay-at-home orders have put the hurt on hundreds of thousands of businesses across the...
Creative Dining Finds 20% Savings with a Self-Funded Plan Rebuilt from the Ground Up
Creative Dining Services partners with universities, Fortune 100 companies, healthcare organizations and conference centers to provide a better hospitality and food service management experience. Challenge In late 2018 Creative Dining Services (CDS) reached a breaking...
Virtual NextGen Health Care Executive Summit – Tuesday, May 19th, 2020
Join us on Tuesday, May 19th, 2020 for the Virtual NextGen Health Care Executive Summit, where three CEOs & their advisers featured in the current issue of Chief Executive Magazine will be discussing...
10 Potential Causes of Employee COVID-19 Lawsuits
The novel coronavirus that broke out in the winter has caused immeasurable suffering, both physical and economic. For employers struggling to stay in business, this is a fraught time where mistakes in managing their workforces could lead to employee lawsuits. Here are...
COVID-19 Changes to Health Plans Must Be Documented, Circulated
A number of plan sponsors have made changes to their group health plans in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, such as covering testing and sometimes treatment without any cost-sharing by the plan enrollee. But any changes that are made must be followed up by amending...
Update – 4-29-20
Today I have some information for you related to the growing picture of the "new normal" that is starting to develop. Across all industries we are staring to see the pace of change speed up, with examples being the proliferation of telemedicine/virtual visits in...
Medicare Advantage, Part D Plans Get COVID-19 Leeway
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued new guidance regarding how Medicare Advantage and Part D plans can respond to enrollees affected by the coronavirus outbreak. Under the guidance, the plans are authorized, but not required to waive...