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.

Democratic lawmakers shied away from legislation that would have put state government in charge of health care and taxed Californians heavily to do so — a massive transformation that would have forced them to take on the powerful health care industry.