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Wright USA Connects Federal Employees to the Insurance Information They Need Through Social Media

Wright USA, the largest third party administrator exclusively serving the insurance needs of federal government employees, has proudly launched an interactive social media strategy geared toward strengthening both business and personal bonds with federal workers across the country. ...

CHOICE Administrators’ CEO to Discuss “Private Exchanges in a Public Exchange World” at Annual Conference of the ...

The national movement toward health insurance exchanges and the role of “private exchanges in a public exchange world” will be the topic of a presentation by Ron Goldstein, preside

214 New Laws Take Effect Jan. 1, 2012

More than 200 new laws, covering everything from local library boards to murder, will take effect Jan. 1.

Zane Benefits Publishes History of Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Zane Benefits Publishes History of Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) In the late 1960s, as inflation and other factors increased the cost of employer-sponsored health benefits, employers began instituting annual deductibles and coinsurance on their health benefits plans, and/or excluding coverage for certain medical items that were legally allowed to be covered by IRS regulations (e.g. vision ...

Former medical center employees file suit in federal court

Two former employees of Saint Catherine Medical Center Fountain Springs sued the bankrupt hospital's former presidents, and the sponsor of two benefit programs, last week in federal court for allegedly allowing money to be diverted from three such plans.

Council gets first look at new budget

 City employees will see a 2-percent raise according to the 2012-2013 fiscal year budget which received its first reading during Tuesday’s council meeting. Health insurance for city employees will continue to be provided by Bluegrass Family Health, and there has been a 10-percent premium reduction, Berea City Administrator Randy Stone said. Dental insurance, provided by Delta Dental, will not ...

How Obamacare Tackled the Pitfalls of Employer-Sponsored Insurance Reform

Last weekend, I explained why the discriminatory tax treatment of employer-sponsored insurance is the original sin behind America's exceedingly expensive health-care system. I also described why reforming this tax break is politically difficult, because lots of industry stakeholders have an economic interest in the status quo. Today, I'll leave those political considerations aside, and engage ...

Dental clinics turn away Medicaid patients

Parents of Head Start students are now scrambling to find dental clinics for their children after several private clinics recently stopped accepting Medicaid clients due to the nonpayment of reimbursements.