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The Brokers, Advisors and Consultants community covers the latest news and illustrating the latest trends and guidelines set by the PPACA that help brokers, advisors and consultants stay current with the changing market, remain compliant with government regulations and continue to provide effective plan designs to their clients/employers. The community features articles, press releases, white papers, case studies, blogs, videos and podcasts.

Articles

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A Close-up on Voluntary Dental Benefits

According to the 2011 NADP/DDPA Joint Dental Benefits Report on Enrollment, only 1% of the U.S. residents with dental insurance have their benefits through an individual policy.

Getting Employees Educated, Engaged About HSA Enrollment

Are you considering offering a health savings account-based health plan to your employees? Do you already offer one, but don’t have the participation you’re looking for? At Bernard Health, we have built an industry-leading track record by helping our clients achieve an average, first-year employee health savings account (HAS) participation

Educate Employees on Three Ways to Manage HSAs to Increase Engagement

As more employers seek higher participation in high-deductible health plans (HDHP)s with health savings accounts (HSA)s, educating employees about all the benefits and ways to manage HSAs can be extremely valuable. When employees have a better understanding of an HSA’s value, it can have a positive impact on their experience

Willis Survey: Health Care Reform Driving Up Health Plan Costs for Employers

Compliance with health care reform is already driving up costs for some employers' group health plans, and a majority of employers expect price increases to be passed on to employees, according to a health care reform survey released today by the Willis Human Capital Practice, a unit of Willis Group

Press Releases

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HealthPlanOne Unveils Free Proprietary Mobile Quoting Tool for Medicare & Health Insurance Agents

HealthPlanOne, a leading senior general agency, has established itself as the premier partner for agents seeking the best possible customer leads for their money. HealthPlanOne goes beyond providing high converting leads and health quoting technology.

Dynamis Introduces Advanced Dynamic Plan Designer

Dynamis Inc., the leading provider of health insurance plan optimization tools for insurance brokers announced the release of a real-time proposal generator for the Dynamic Plan Designer solution.

Stonegate Advisors and National Association of Health Underwriters Sign Agreement

Stonegate Advisors, a healthcare research and strategy firm, and the National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU) announced an extended agreement to invite NAHU members to become expert network members for research projects commissioned by health and wellness leaders.

Blog Posts

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On the Health Care Reform Horizon: New Info on W-2s

05/16/2012 - With the slew of other new legal disclosures coming up this summer, adding the full...

 

John Driscoll joins Castlight Health as President

05/15/2012 - Castlight Health is getting serious about pursuing its ambition to bring health care transparency to...

 

IHC FORUM WEST 2012

05/14/2012 - The IHC FORUM WEST 2012 Registration is now open. We have a new and exciting...

 

More Information Is Not Always Better: Pulling Consumers Into Active Choices About Testing

05/08/2012 - “I’m thinking of getting a full-body CT scan,” Jane said. “What do you think?” Here...

 

White Papers

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State-based Health Reform Seven-step Strategy

With the passage of the PPACA (“ACA”), states are required to have a certified insurance exchange by Jan. 1, 2014, or risk defaulting to the national HHS Exchange.

What Employers Want From Health Insurers--Now

In 2008, PriceWaterhouseCoopers' research team surveyed senior executives at more than 100 large US-based multinational companies and more than 250 privately held small companies. The large companies each have an average of 8,000 employees and revenue of about $3 billion. The small employers each have

Renewed Interest in Tax Exempt Benefit Trusts

Recent changes in financial accounting reporting obligations have caused many employers, both public and private, to re-examine the overall economics of pre-funding retiree medical benefits.

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