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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. How will the prescription drug coverage and health insurance data be reported to the Federal Government? tThe intent is for the report (a.)

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Why Transparency Has Become a Trending Topic for Benefit Agencies

GRA Benefits Group

Healthcare is one of the only services where the costs are vague and confusing. Advocates have arrived in the form of third-party vendors, apps, and even insurance carriers. Transparency in healthcare has been addressed at the federal government level as well. The word you should know this year? Transparency.

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How Does an Employee Benefits Survey Help a Company Grow?

Vantage Circle

Short answer) Healthcare Survey Questions Satisfaction: On a scale of 1-10, how satisfied are you with our current healthcare benefits? Coverage: How adequately do our health insurance plans cover your needs related to doctors’ visits, prescriptions, dental, vision, etc.? Which benefits do you consider most important?

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

Fringe Benefit Analysts

It combines the omnibus spending bill to prevent the government shut down, along with COVID Relief and other changes: . Omnibus spending bill to prevent a government shutdown, · COVID-19 Relief. · No Surprises Act (Balance billing for Out-of-Network in healthcare). Temporary Health FSA and DCAP Relief. Tax Provisions.

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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. Grace Healthcare , 320 So.3d 369, § 7 (B).