Author: Scott Welch
California’s mighty work-from-home economic engine continues to create massive value for workers, employers and entrepreneurs—and not incidentally for the state treasury. The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst recently released an update to its budget forecast, estimating a revenue windfall for the upcoming budget of between $6 billion and $23 billion. This is on top of Governor Gavin ...
Dive Brief: * Telehealth use continued ticking up at the end of 2021 amid a surge in COVID-19 cases fueled by the omicron variant, according to new data from Fair Health. * Telehealth claims measured as a percentage of all medical claims grew more than 11% from November to December, the nonprofit found. Telehealth increased from 4.4% ...
Nevada is moving ahead with joining a multi-state consortium for prescription drug purchasing that could help Nevadans save on generic and brand name drugs.
The Southern Nevada Health District is looking into a data discrepancy that shows Clark County in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s “high” transmission tier, a health official said Wednesday.
Compensation transparency will have a bigger impact on health insurance brokers over the next few years than the Affordable Care Act did, an insurance industry veteran told members of the National Association of Health Underwriters.
Preserving the employer tax exclusion topped the list of the National Association of Health Underwriters’ legislative priorities as its members visit Congress during today’s NAHU Capital Conference.
Clark County is still within the federal definition for “high” COVID-19 transmission, but disease activity continues to rapidly decline. As of Saturday, Clark County’s seven-day average of daily new cases was 293. On Jan. 30, it was 1,366. Average test positivity was 12.3% on Saturday compared to 24.9% on Jan. 30. The Southern Nevada Health ...
With the Omicron wave of the coronavirus flattening, California is about to make more big moves in its mask rules. Officials said masks will be strongly recommended — but no longer required — for unvaccinated individuals in most indoor settings starting Tuesday.
During a Feb. 10 speech about lowering health care costs, President Joe Biden made a sweeping declaration that Americans would no longer need to worry about surprise medical bills. “No more surprise billing. No more,” said Biden. “Millions of hardworking Americans will no longer have to worry about unexpected medical bills.”
Just a few years ago, brokers looking ahead to 2020 could not have predicted the radical changes that the pandemic would soon bring to the industry. And assumptions about the economy over the past few years have consistently proven to be wrong. What the coming year has in store is anyone’s guess, but benefits advisors continue to move forward by applying the lessons of the past and implementing new strategies for the future.