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Doctor on Demand available to Medicare Recipients
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a San Francisco, CA-based Virtual Visit provider is the the first to make it's program available nationwide to any and all Medicare recipients, and they are waiving the Dr. copay during this...
Read More →Virtual Dr. Visits...the future is here
For many years, brokers have been approached by national Telehealth providers to sell this added benefit to Employer Groups for the benefit of their employees. Typically, the cost was a monthly per-person fee (maybe $8-10), and the...
Read More →Association Health Plans...new option for small business owners
Association plans have been around for many years; however, earlier this year President Trump made changes to the DEFINITION of an association for the purposes of providing health insurance to members, allowing more groups of small...
Read More →Big Companies not waiting for Congress
Two years ago a small group of HR Execs from top US companies met to discuss ways to reduce their healthcare costs. What was born out of these meetings was a group now referred to as the Health Transformation Alliance. The initial...
Read More →Employer Sponsored Health likely to stay
In the wake of the turmoil re: the discussions to 'repeal and replace' the ACA law (still referred by some as Obamacare), it appears that getting benefits through your Employer is something that is here to stay. In fact, in light of...
Read More →80% say Obamacare needs fixing
The latest GALLUP Pole shows that 8 out of 10 Americans want the Affordable Care Act (ACA law/Obamacare law) changed or replaced. Specifically, Gallup found that 43 percent of people want to see the law change significantly, but not...
Read More →Democrats and Republicans agree: Obama Health plan needs overhaul
As we head into the 4th Open Enrollment period for individuals to buy health insurance, let's take a look at the State of healthcare since the start of Obamacare. Land of Lincoln Health, the Co Op for Illinois, which officially closed...
Read More →Unitedhealthcares pulls out of Off Exchange Market; big increases expected by other carriers
May 31st, 2016 Unitedhealthcare sent a message to brokers and the media outlets that they will no longer be offering any individual health policies OFF Exchange beginning in 2017. Those individuals who have a UnitedHealthOne plan for...
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