by Bret Brummitt | Sep 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
Tip # 22: Treat the EAP like a real plan The EAP is an Employee Assistance Program. If your employees don’t know it exists, or they think they aren’t enrolled it won’t assist anyone. And, you may need to do some digging to see if you...
by The Lawyers | Sep 28, 2022 | Compliance, Dept of Labor, ERISA, Labor Law, Plan Design
Compliance Alert: Additional Guidance Issued on Surprise Billing Protections The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA) introduced numerous protections against surprise billing for plan participants that impact group health plans, health insurance issuers, and...
by Bret Brummitt | Sep 10, 2022 | 30 for 30, ACA, Compliance, Dept of Labor, Employee Benefits
Now is the time to make sure your Insurance Contracts match your Employment Practices There are so many one-off agreements and handshake arrangements and special provisions granted to one employee or maybe a certain category of employees. Often when we review...
by Bret Brummitt | Sep 9, 2022 | 30 for 30, Employee Benefits, Health Insurance
Creating a Census for your Renewal isn’t as easy as you’d think When a broker or insurance company asks for a census, they want to specifically know the important demographic data they use to build a pricing option for you. Different plans require...
by Bret Brummitt | Sep 8, 2022 | 30 for 30, Employee Benefits, Health Insurance, Health Rosetta, Pharmacy, Plan Design, Plan Design
Tip # 25: Become well versed in Cost Containment Strategies Strategic decisions are not made on a spreadsheet when there are factors in the real world that influence cost, quality, and access to health care. There are a plethora of cost containment vendors in...
