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The New Definition of Plan Metals
- July 21, 2021
Within health plan design offerings, there are four categories, or metal levels, made available to employers and their employees. These levels are listed by….
Health Insurance Premium Rebate Checks Aren’t Good News for America
- July 14, 2021
Ever since 2012, Americans have received rebate checks from their health insurers when the Medical Loss Ratio doesn’t “measure up” to the 80/20 Rule. In….
An Act of True Bipartisanship: The No Surprises Act
- July 7, 2021
On July 1, 2021, the Biden Administration issued its interim final rule cementing into place the No Surprises Act, which was signed into law….
Vincible Ignorance – One of the Problems with ESHI
- June 23, 2021
Employer-sponsored Health Insurance (ESHI) covers just over 55 percent of the U.S. population and accounts for just over a third of the overall health….
Why Talon?
- January 26, 2021
The business of healthcare and health insurance is mean. If you want to survive in this industry, you have to be scrappy and practice….
Healthcare Costs for Dummies, by a Dummy
- May 27, 2020
By Doug Horner, Content Marketing Strategist Recently, our EVP of Sales and Sales Strategy explained how his background in consumer electronics has influenced his….
Price Transparency Alone Will Not Reduce the Cost of Healthcare Without Consumer Interest in Shopping
- October 23, 2019
The economist, Milton Friedman in “How to Cure Health Care” writes that one of the factors “explaining both the high level of spending on….
How a price transparency tool can help maximize the value of an HSA!
- August 14, 2019
Health savings accounts (HSAs) provide employees enrolled in high-deductible health plans (HDHPs), a tax-advantaged way to save and pay for out-of-pocket medical expenses. Combining….
Benefits that Benefit All
- July 16, 2019
As a relatively new entrant into the workforce, I feel confident expressing that there are opportunities for improvement when it comes to benefit plans….