Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Association Health Plans
COBRA - Overview
COBRA Qualifying Events - What events necessitate an offer of COBRA continuation coverage?
COBRA Recordkeeping Requirements - How long must records be kept for COBRA purposes?
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Reopening Businesses - During the COVID-19 Pandemic, as regulations from city and state authorities loosen restrictions, businesses are having to decide when and how they are going to reopen. Most health experts agree COVID-19 is unlikely to be a short-term problem,
Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Survey Reports - United States, Canada and Multinational
Dependent Eligibility Audits - How to make sure a health plan only covers eligible dependents
Disease Management - Integrated approach to controlling chronic health conditions
Health Care Cost Sharing - Typical cost sharing amounts for premiums, deductibles, copays
Health Care Costs - Typical costs for employer-provided health care benefits
Health Care Literacy Resources
Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs)
Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
HIPAA Privacy and Security
Medicare Secondary Payer Rules
Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act
Onsite Medical Clinics - Effectiveness as a cost management technique
Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs)
Prescription Drug Cost Management
Retiree Health Care - Prevalence and current issues
Self-Funding of Health Care Benefits
Smokers' Premiums - Charging a higher share of health insurance premiums
Spousal Carve Outs and Surcharges - Spouses with coverage elsewhere pay more or are not covered
State Mandated Benefits
Telemedicine - Over the past few years, employer strategies for healthcare cost containment invariably list telemedicine as a capability with high, but many times unrealized, potential. Telemedicine services designed according to specific criteria are realizing the prom
Wellness Program Incentives - Regulations, advice, trends
Wellness Programs VOI/ROI