Possible mid-year changes to health plans, expands FSAs and More
Last year when you were picking your 2020 employer health insurance policy you couldn’t have planned for the coronavirus pandemic.
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Health Care Finance
President Trump Announces Lower Out of Pocket Insulin Costs for Medicare’s Seniors
(Source – www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-release) Today, under President Trump’s leadership, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that over 1,750
Read MoreMedicare may owe you a refund if you had to pay for rehab due to observation status.
Until recently, Medicare patients had no recourse if the hospital changed their status from inpatient to observation resulting in Medicare
Read MoreCongress Said COVID-19 Tests Should Be Free — But Who’s Paying?
(By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio for Kaiser Health News) Hospitals around the country are afraid to send out hundreds
Read MoreBlue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan to return more than $100 million to insured customers and members
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan announced due to disruptions in previously anticipated health care services caused by the COVID-19
Read MoreHow A Company Misappropriated Native American Culture To Sell Health Insurance
(By Fred Schulte for Kaiser Health News) Jill Goodridge was shopping for affordable health insurance when a friend told her
Read MoreThe value of a Health Savings Account
Health savings accounts (HSAs) have triple tax benefits and it can be a powerful retirement savings vehicle. If an employer
Read MoreEarly Look at Medicaid Spending and Enrollment Trends Amid COVID-19
(By Robin Rudowitz and Elizabeth Hinton for Kaiser Family Foundation) The coronavirus pandemic has generated both a public health crisis
Read MoreBlue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota is reducing barriers to care for MA members
For the duration of the public health emergency in 2020, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota is reducing barriers
Read MoreIRS Notice 2020-29 provides temporary flexibility to cafeteria plans
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2020-29 provides temporary flexibility for section 125 cafeteria plans to permit employees to
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