A new study's findings that many workers have a poor understanding of their employer-sponsored health insurance benefits, presents an opportunity for businesses to extend targeted support to staff during open enrollment. The "2023 Optavise Healthcare Literacy...
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is seeing a wave of retaliation complaints by employees. Retaliation charges accounted for more than 35% of all charges filed with the commission in fiscal year 2022. Retaliation means any adverse action that you or someone...
While the Affordable Care Act requires employers to offer coverage for employees’ adult children until the age of 26, it does not require them to offer coverage to their workers’ spouses. As employers try to balance the costs of offering health coverage, spousal...
Download Volume 5, Issue 10 of The Risk Report In this Edition: Get an Early Start on Open Enrollment Diabetes Programs Can Boost Productivity, Reduce Costs Stop-Loss Insurance Rates Rise as Catastrophic Claims Grow More Providers Charge for Telemedicine, Doctor...
MZQ Beacon Alert - October 10, 2023 In this Edition: "The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released draft instructions for preparing, distributing, and filing 2023 Forms 1094-B/C and 1095 B/C. These instructions largely mirror guidance the IRS has published in...
Physicians and employee health experts are increasingly recommending that employers include diabetes screening, prevention and management in their company-sponsored wellness programs. Diabetes — known as the "silent killer" — afflicts more than 29 million Americans,...
More hospitals and insurers have started charging patients for virtual care services as they have grown in usage and providers are spending more time meeting patients in telehealth appointments and responding to their e-mails. Many hospital systems have started...
It's almost time for group health insurance open enrollment and your top priority should be to drive participation by helping your employees make informed decisions about their options. You'll want to help your staff understand all of their options so they can choose...
Some of the nation's largest insurers have announced plans to roll back their prior authorization requirements for medical services, and some are doing this in their Medicare Advantage plans as well. The moves come as states and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has issued new guidance for employers to provide reasonable accommodations for visually impaired workers who request it. About 18.4% of all American adults have at least some difficulty with their vision, even when wearing...