No More Surprises
The No Surprises Act, a ban on surprise medical bills, will take effect beginning in 2022. Surprise Medical Bills Surprise medical bills occur when patients unexpectedly receive care from out-of-network health care providers. – A patient goes to an in-network hospital for surgery or emergency care, and an out-of-network doctor is involved in the patient’s […]
Health Care Transparency
New transparency requirements on group health plans and health insurers in the individual and group markets were issued by the Departments of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Treasury (Departments). The final rule requires plans and issuers to disclose: Price and cost-sharing information for a list of 500 services must be available […]
Lifestyle Choices – Creating a Wellness Culture
BenefitsPro ran an article saying… Changing lifestyle choices could cut $730B in annual health care spending and that more than a quarter of all health care spending is due to conditions such as smoking, diabetes and poor diet. “Nearly three-quarters of a trillion dollars in health care spending can be linked to modifiable health risks, […]
Bringing People Back to the Workplace Safely & Efficiently
Key to bringing people back is developing and implementing industry best practice safety and wellness protocols. Meridian’s temperature sensing Personnel Management Kiosk is designed to help protect the health and safety of both employees and guests by helping prevent anyone with a temperature or those without access from entering a facility. Features Temperature Verification Facial […]
COVID-19 and Fat People
I posted Fat People Have Issues November 19th. 2014. – Medical Issues. Once again, before offending anyone – I posted the politically incorrect title in hopes of getting more people to read. I like fat people, many of my friends are fat. And to be honest, I would like to lose a few lbs. So […]
Florida Department of Health
The Florida Department of Health has received accolades from the Presidential Response Team during the daily briefing. Doctor Deborah Brix has mentioned several times it is an ideal resource and one that other states should try to emulate. Florida Health 201 Novel Coronavirus Response (COVID-19) https://floridahealthcovid19.gov/. The site includes the county-specific Surveillance Dashboard I mentioned […]
COVID-19 and Medicare
Employee Benefit Advisors recommends communicating the following to you employees. Odds are your company has either employees on Medicare, family members on Medicare, or both. Copays for the Coronavirus test have been waived, but not the cost of the doctor visit needed to get the test or the treatment. Telehealth – CMS announced that it […]
Coronavirus – do the 5
I’ve been seeing this advice on Google the past few days. I think it’s simple and easy for employees t grasp. Pass it on. Help Stop Coronavirus 1. Hands – Wash them often 2. Elbow – Cough into it 3. Face – Don’t touch it 4. Feet – Stay more than 3ft apart 5. Feel […]
Coronavirus – easy to understand info for employees
Symptoms people may experience: 1. runny nose (Not to be confused with allergies) 2. sore throat 3. cough (develop the habit of coughing into your sleeve or handkerchief – never your hand!) 4. fever 5. tightening of chest / difficulty breathing (severe cases) What can you do? • Emergency Room – very expensive • Urgent […]
Coronavirus
This is the best explanation I have heard. Includes great visuals. Employee Benefit Advisors provides employee benefits, tax-advantaged healthcare, compliance guidance for ACA and Health & Welfare DOL Audits, and PEO Advisory & Consulting Services.