Health Plans Must Expand Price Comparison Tool for 2024 Beginning in 2024, group health plans and health insurance issuers must expand the internet-based price comparison tool available to participants, beneficiaries, and enrollees to include all covered items, services, and drugs. This tool aims to provide consumers with real-time estimates of Read more…
2023 Milestones Build Momentum for 2024 8 Tips for Modernizing Hiring in 2024 2024 HR Compliance Calendar Psych 101: Neurodivergence 2023 Milestones Build Momentum for 2024 HealthSure devoted to keeping rural strong for 25 years By Brant Couch, CEO HealthSure When my father set out to Read more…
In this Issue A Rural Vaccine for the Medicare Advantage Pandemic? Patient education and local advocacy can be effective antigens By Brant Couch | CEO HealthSure (Note: This article includes content from staff interviews with John Henderson, President Texas Organization of Rural and Community Hospitals (TORCH), Alan Morgan, CEO National Read more…
The Best is Yet to Come Pilot program taps the power of community connection Health Care Spending Projected to Surpass $7 Trillion by 2031 The Best is Yet to Come Brant Couch Time flies when you’re engaged in important work… I think that’s why I was Read more…
TORCH Insurance Program Celebrates 15th Anniversary Join us at the TORCH Conference Wednesday, April 12th at 11 am for Never Go It Alone U.S. Faces Shortage of Mental Health Professionals Supreme Court Cases That May Impact Employers in 2023 TORCH Insurance Program Celebrates 15th Anniversary It’s Read more…
Avoiding Cyber Insurance Claim Denials New Features We’re Excited About Understanding “Quiet Quitting” Trend Avoiding Cyber Insurance Claim Denials A growing concern in the ever-evolving cybersecurity landscape by Krista Adamson, CIC, CISR The need for cyber insurance has never been greater. Getting the best coverage has Read more…
How Rural Hospitals are Winning the War on Employee Retention Uvalde Memorial Hospital Wins TORCH Light Award DOL Issues Guidance on FMLA and Mental Health Conditions How to Prepare Your Business For an Active Shooter What You Should Know About Monkeypox How Rural Hospitals are Winning the War on Employee Read more…
Workers’ Compensation in the (never ending?) COVID Era Supreme Court Reinstates Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers DOJ Answers Common Questions about COVID-19 and the ADA Workers’ Compensation in the (never ending?) COVID Era Some guidance for keeping your workforce afloat during a perfect storm
Need a Simple Remedy for Cyber Security Burnout? CHIC Keeps Laying Golden Eggs Direct Contracts Improve Employee and Bottom-Line Health Need a Simple Remedy for Cyber Security Burnout? By Krista Adamson, CIC, CISR | Practice Leader: Property and Casualty It’s not your fault if you’re tired of Read more…
TRUE GRIT ISSUE The Economics of Perseverance Georgia “Lone Ranger” Finds Friends in Texas 2021 EBHR Survey – Attraction and Retention Benchmarking Overview U.S. Supreme Court Rejects ACA Challenge The Economics of Perseverance By Brant Couch, CIC, CPA The science of economics is the study Read more…
Take the Community Hospital Insurance Coalition (CHIC) for example. With our expert support and management, more than 30 rural hospitals who have come together to own this medical stop-loss reinsurance company. They are paying less for their insurance, improving benefits program performance, and receiving their share of a significant annual surplus cash distribution (~$2.5 million since inception in 2018).