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Healthcare and Insurance Industry Consolidation: A Bitter Pill?

Corporate Synergies

So far, the trend toward retail pharmacy, PBM and health insurance industry consolidation doesn’t seem to benefit all stakeholders. Here’s why… Insurance industry consolidation is occurring at an unprecedented rate. Health insurance industry consolidation hasn’t been good for healthcare consumers or employers. As Seen In.

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AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT CONTAINS MANY EMPLOYEE BENEFITS RELATED PROVISIONS

Benefits Notes

The ARPA also allows the employer, insurer, or multiemployer plan sponsor who subsided the premiums to offset the cost by claiming a new federal tax credit. This includes self-funded and fully-insured plans, multi-employer plans, and governmental employer plans. Below is a summary of the ARPA’s COBRA subsidy provisions. Tax Credit.