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2022 Health Insurance Outlook, Changes

InterWest Insurance Services

Here are the rules that will sunset at the end of 2021: Allowing employees who had declined group health insurance for the 2021 plan year to sign up for coverage. The CAA created a number of new requirements that affect health insurance and coverage. More guidance coming.

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Your Staff Are Susceptible to Medical Identity Theft

InterWest Insurance Services

And the majority of documents criminals steal are the same ones your employees receive from their group health insurers. If the thief’s health information is mixed with the victim’s, it could affect the medical care the victim is able to receive, or the health insurance benefits they are able to use.

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Health Care Reform: 4 Ways to Find Health Insurance for Your Business

Insperity

Don’t offer health insurance to your employees. Under health care reform, you don’t have to offer health insurance to your employees. If you have fewer than 50 employees, you are not subject to the Play or Pay rules, so there is no penalty for not offering health insurance.

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Medical Marijuana Within the Context of Workers’ Compensation Claims

The Workcomp Writer

The Court indicated that because the Board had not cited any legal authority for its conclusion, much less identify a federal statute that exposed the insurance carrier to criminal prosecution, it would vacate the Board’s determination that the reimbursement would violate federal law. 3d 825 (2021)]. It had chosen not to do so.

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

Fringe Benefit Analysts

Many new features that this Act requires will start showing up on health insurance plans starting in January 2022. . Statement on Surprise Billing Agreement from National Association of Health Underwriters. . . Brokers like me get paid through commissions from insurance companies on the policies that we sell to members.