Month: August 2024
A career expert is weighing in on what you can do to beat your need for a nap at 3 p.m. — especially during the workday. As summer comes to a close, keeping up stamina on the job can be difficult. Some opt for a caffeine refreshment, while others might go for a quick walk. But Kirsten ...
The Bay Area’s largest county announced plans Wednesday to buy a private hospital that had been slated for major cutbacks — a move that county officials say will preserve critical medical care for the low-income community it serves. Santa Clara County has reached a tentative agreement with the owner of Regional Medical Center, a 250-bed ...
Carson City District Court Judge Kristin Luis dismissed a lawsuit challenging Nevada's public health insurance option last month, citing a lack of standing or proof of harm.
Nearly 300,000 people have been disenrolled from Nevada Medicaid following the end of a pandemic-era policy that kept people continuously enrolled, state lawmakers learned Thursday, and an additional 45,000 may lose coverage next month. Those numbers are “more than we ever anticipated,” Nevada Medicaid Administrator Stacie Weeks told legislators on the Interim Finance Committee, and ...
Inflation and the cost of health insurance continue to be two of the biggest problems facing the nation’s small business owners, according to two reports issued this week by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation’s leading small business advocacy association. “It’s no surprise that the cost of health insurance remains the number ...
Surprise billing requirements release date has been delayed until November, and final regulations regarding air ambulance services have been pushed back to March 2025.
Federal regulators have blocked two private sector enrollment websites from accessing consumer information through the federal Obamacare marketplace, citing “anomalous activity.” The unusual step comes as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is under the gun to curb unauthorized enrollment and switching of Affordable Care Act plans by rogue agents. The agency received more ...
The number of medical licenses in Nevada has surged during the last year, a trend the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners attributes in part to the state’s interstate licensing compact and other improved processes. As of July 1, the board’s data indicates that there are more than 16,700 medical licenses issued in Nevada — ...
The analysts estimated that the average cost for employer-sponsored care would top $16,000 per employee in 2025. This is notably higher than the increase employers felt between 2023 and 2024, which was 6.4% after they deployed cost-saving options like increasing employee cost-sharing.
The Chevron deference framework was overturned less than two months ago, reshaping the relationship between federal agencies and the judiciary. This ruling has implications for benefits professionals tasked with ensuring their organizations remain compliant in an evolving regulatory environment.