Small Group Annual Special Open Enrollment Window: Nov. 15 – Dec. 15

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires medical health insurers to offer a one-month Special Open Enrollment Window (SOEW), when eligible Small Group employers can enroll in medical coverage without having to meet standard employer-contribution and/or employee-participation ratios.

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Walmart Selects Transcarent To Provide Go-to-Market Solution for Self-Insured Employers

Walmart and Transcarent will work together to make it easy for clients and members to access Walmart services and Walmart’s everyday low-cost pricing

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Hygienists Brace for Pitched Battles With Dentists in Fights Over Practice Laws

This year, the Illinois legislature was considering measures to expand oral health treatment in a state where millions of people live in dental care deserts. But when the Illinois State Dental Society met with key lawmakers virtually for its annual lobbying day in the spring, the proposals to allow dental hygienists to clean the teeth of ...

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Health Insurance Stocks Surge In 2020-2021

There are many theories about what is (and what is not) a good indicator of a stock’s future growth (or decline). However, it is important to note that investment articles – for good reason – usually include an advisory about past performance not being a recommendation or guarantee of any future outcome or profit. Investing is a ...

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Amazon Dominates Lobbying While Growing Telehealth Group

Telehealth legislation is ramping up on the congressional floor, and Amazon is spending big on its telehealth investments and lobbying. Telehealth became a necessity in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic and spending on health services surged. Due to the historic amount of congressional legislation focused on health care services because of the pandemic, ...

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Mayo Clinic, Kaiser Permanente Recruit 11 Health System Partners For New Hospital-At-Home Advocacy Coalition

Following up on their big-ticket strategic investment into at-home acute care company Medically Home, Mayo Clinic and Kaiser Permanente are headlining a new advocacy movement backed by nearly a dozen other health systems from across the country. Called the Advanced Care at Home Coalition, the partners are joining their voices to convince Capitol Hill to extend ...

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