Regulations are slated to take effect over the next few years that will greatly increase the transparency requirements for group health plans. The regulations issued under the Trump administration will require health insurers in the individual and group health markets...
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Rules Allowing Mid-Year Health Plan, FSA Changes Will Sunset
A temporary rule that allowed covered employees to make mid-year election changes to their health plans and revisit how much they set aside into their flexible spending accounts (FSAs) will sunset at the end of the year. The rules gave employers the option to allow...
Group Health Insurers Not Factoring In COVID-19 Effects in 2022 Pricing: Study
In a glimpse of what we may expect in terms of premiums, a new study by the Kaiser Family Foundation has found that most insurers are not factoring in added costs or savings related to COVID-19 for their 2022 health coverage rates for personal health plans in 13...
TCHP Founder, Mike Hill, Selected as Finalist for Benefits Pro Magazine Broker of the Year 2021.
Download Benefits Pro Cover Story about Mike Hill Download the Story TCHP Founder, Mike Hill, has been selected as a finalist for Broker of the Year by Benefits Pro Magazine.
Employee Retention Strategies Webinar:
Total Control Health Plans hosted a webinar to help employers understand how long the current talent and turnover challenges will last, and to give them strategies to reduce turnover within their organization. Take a look at the three segments from our webinar and the...
Few Health Plan Enrollees Know About New Price Transparency Rules
Despite a new law requiring hospitals to post detailed pricing information for their treatments and procedures online, fewer than 10% of U.S. adults are aware of the requirement. That's a problem considering that a growing number of Americans have high-deductible...
The Risk Report – July 2021
Download Volume 3, Issue 7 of The Risk Report In this Edition: Employer Plan Medical Costs Expected to Rise 6.5% in 2022Attention Employers: IRS Ramping Up ACA ComplianceCMS Issues New Regulations Barring Surprise BillingFew Plan Enrollees Aware of Price Transparency...
Attention Employers: IRS Ramping Up ACA Compliance
There are signs that the Internal Revenue Service is starting to step up its enforcement of the Affordable Care Act employer mandate. During the past six months, there's been an uptick in the number of employers receiving initial notices stating they may be out of...
CMS Issues New Rules Barring Surprise Billing
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service in late June released a series of new regulations targeted at banning surprise billing in most instances, taking aim at a scourge that ends up costing many covered individuals thousands of dollars even when they are...
Thoughts on Spectrum/Beaumont Merger
As you've likely seen, either from us or in the news, on June 17th Spectrum Health and Beaumont announced a proposed merger of equals. Since that time, some opposition to the merger has started to go public. First, the statewide business-labor...