by Jim Beatrice | April 21, 2014 | Health Care Reform, Medicare & Individual
Consumer Reports published an article dated January 27, 2014, where the question was posed, “If I enroll in the new expanded Medicaid program, when I die and try to leave something to my kids, can the government attach those assets to repay the benefits I... by Jim Beatrice | April 3, 2014 | Employee Benefits, Health Care Reform, Medicare & Individual, Recommended Articles
The ACA requires that deductibles on small employer health plans not exceed $2000 single and $4000 family. Many employers who offer HDHPs had been concerned about being required to lower their deductible upon renewal in 2014, thus causing higher premium. ... by Geralyn Isler | April 3, 2014 | Health Care Reform, Medicare & Individual
April 1, 2014 the office of Kentucky’s Governor Steve Beshear announced that 8.6 percent of the state’s population now has health insurance through kynect. Included in the announcement are the below statistics reflecting activity on kynect as of...April 2, 2014 | Wellness at Work
Get up and Move! Today is National Walking Day, sponsored by the American Heart Association. We encourage you & your employees to take at least 30 minutes out of your day to get up and walk. This is a great opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of...April 1, 2014 | Wellness at Work
April is March for Babies month. The mission of the March for Dimes March for Babies is to help moms have full-term pregnancies and research the problems that threaten the health of babies. Each year more than 450,000 babies are born premature. In 2013 Kentucky and...March 25, 2014 | Wellness at Work
Diabetes is a serious disease that strikes nearly 26 million children and adults in the United States, and a quarter of them – seven million – do not even know they have it. Today is the American Diabetes Association Alert Day. This is a one-day wake...March 20, 2014 | Wellness at Work
It’s National Nutrition Month When taste is the most influential factor driving what we eat it’s important to find a balance between the foods we love and the foods that are good for us. Here are some quick tips to help us understand the 2010 Dietary...February 20, 2014 | Health Care Reform, Medicare & Individual
Last summer President Obama delayed the penalty provisions for employers with 50 or more full time equivalent employees until 2015, and in early February of 2014 the administration provided further relief for employers, postponing some penalties for some employers yet... by Geralyn Isler | February 20, 2014 | Employee Benefits, Health Care Reform
When the Affordable Care Act passed into law it became clear that 2014 was slated to be the year when many changes were to take place including the Employer Shared Responsibility provision or Employer Mandate also known as “Pay or Play”. ...February 20, 2014 | Business Benefit News, Employee Benefits, Health Care Reform, Wellness at Work
Business Benefits Insurance Solutions’ President Jim Beatrice presented the latest strategies for enhancing employee’s benefit experience while maintaining bottom line costs, during a recent employer panel discussion offered by the Northern Kentucky...
