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Why Transparency Has Become a Trending Topic for Benefit Agencies

GRA Benefits Group

Though deductibles and out-of-pocket limits are more defined, what is covered, and how much is often impossible to predict. Advocates have arrived in the form of third-party vendors, apps, and even insurance carriers. Health insurance carriers are actively placing a stronger emphasis on cost transparency as a result.

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New Transparency Requirements for Health Plans

AssuredPartners

Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and the Treasury (together, the Departments) issued a final rule under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and in furtherance of an executive order issued in 2019. Insurance cards must include in-network and out-of-network deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums.

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Benefits Advocate: The Secret to Healthcare Literacy and Cost Control

Corporate Synergies

A benefits advocate who delivers the how and why of plan use when employees are asking for assistance helps the employer control health insurance costs. Health events tend to be emotional for employees to navigate; it’s a situation that’s rife for potential errors in judgment. © 2019 Corporate Synergies Group, LLC.

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2nd COVID-19 Relief Bill Includes Many Other Changes 2021 & 2022!

Fringe Benefit Analysts

Originally offered in March of 2020 for COVID-19, this second round of funds will be available to employers with less than 300 employees who continued to have a loss of receipts for one quarter of 2020 compared to the same quarter in 2019. . Statement on Surprise Billing Agreement from National Association of Health Underwriters. . .