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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

The Laws Two federal laws that have been finalized in the last year require greater transparency regarding the cost of certain prescription drugs and medical services. The rule does not apply to Medicare, Medicaid, grandfathered health plans, standalone vision or dental plans, short-term limited duration plans, HRAs, FSAs or HSAs.

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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. RELATED TOPICS.

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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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Insurers Promise to Keep Covering Preventative Services

InterWest Insurance Services

Most health insurers plan to continue offering free preventative care services despite a federal judge having imposed a nationwide injunction on an Affordable Care Act requirement that these services are covered with no out-of-pocket costs on the part of patients, according to a letter by industry trade groups.

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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.