President Trump has issued executive orders aimed at reducing the cost of medications by tying Medicare payment for outpatient drugs to international prices, passing drug-maker rebates to patients and not middlemen, and allowing individuals to import prescription...
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Preparing for Open Enrollment During the Pandemic
With the coronavirus showing no signs of slowing, health insurance is likely top of mind for your employees. Many of them will be anxious and it’s likely that they will be more engaged and interested in understanding whether their current coverage is sufficient should...
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A Primer on Changes to 2021 Group Health Plans
While most business owners and executives have been fretting about the COVID-19 pandemic and the effects on the economy and the survival of their business, now is a good time to conduct a review of group health plans in light of changes and new rules for 2021. Here...
Free eBook Chapter: Brokers Haven’t Influenced Price
Chapter 10 of Not Rocket Surgery: Brokers Haven’t Influenced Price According to the 2016 Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) Strategic Benefits: Health Care survey, 66% of employers are very concerned about controlling healthcare costs, while 31% are...
Insurers Don’t Have to Pay for Testing Returning Workers: HHS
New guidance from the Trump administration absolves insurers of the responsibility of paying for COVID-19 tests that are required for workers who are returning to the job. The guidance, released by the departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and Treasury,...
Alternative Group Plan Funding Gets a Second Look
Watching their group health plan premiums climb higher with each passing year, some employers start looking into alternative funding strategies in hopes they can get a better handle on their employees' health costs. While group plans are the standard, larger employers...
Protecting Your Firm from Employee Benefit Lawsuits
Employment practices and employee benefit-related lawsuits are on the rise - and employers have to be eternally vigilant when it comes to meeting their compliance obligations as plan sponsors. Take the case of Visteon, a global automotive industry supplier, which...
Health Care Strategies for Lakeshore Employers
Total Control Health Plans hosted a webinar to introduce a direct contracting opportunity with Holland Hospital for lakeshore employers. In addition, Valerie Cramer with HealthBridge provided an overview of this new solution to...
Testing Workers for COVID-19 Raises Privacy, Discrimination Issues
Employers whose businesses continue to operate are obviously concerned about the coronavirus spreading through their worksites, so many have started testing their workers. Recent U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission guidance authorized employers to conduct...
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Total Control Health Plans
(616) 344-6606
148 S River Ave Ste 300, Holland, MI 49423
Total Control Health Plans
(616) 344-6606
148 S River Ave Ste 300, Holland, MI 49423