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Why your integrated HRA shouldn't be tied to one carrier

PeopleKeep

For many employers offering a group health insurance plan, adding a supplemental benefit in addition to the group plan can help offset your employees’ out-of-pocket costs. One way to supplement your group health insurance plan is through an integrated HRA, also known as a group coverage HRA (GCHRA).

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Baby Health Insurance Playbook: 5 Steps to Plan for a Newborn

Corporate Synergies

A new father outlines requirements with his Baby Health Insurance Playbook. The same can be said for insuring a new dependent. To plan for newborn healthcare benefits, parents need a baby health insurance playbook. Patient financial responsibility is on the rise—average out-of-pocket costs rose 11% in 2017 alone.

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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.

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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. As Seen In. More on that in a minute.

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How Health Care Reform Helps People and Small Businesses Pay for Coverage

Insperity

Buying health insurance can be a costly endeavor. But now, because of health care reform’s individual mandate, not buying coverage isn’t an option. Most Americans must have health insurance or face a tax penalty. Purchase coverage through a state or federal health insurance marketplace. Copayments.

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New Health Plan Prescription Drug Reporting Mandate

AssuredPartners

For fully insured plans, health insurance carriers will be responsible for making the necessary reporting from a legal standpoint. Employers who sponsor self-funded health plans should coordinate with their self-funded TPA and pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) to ensure timely reporting of the required data.