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PRESS RELEASE: ONE COMPANY SAVES EMPLOYERS BIG MONEY IN THE FACE OF THE ACA

By Sarah Johnson / February 21, 2013

CONTACT: MBA C.E.O. Phyllis Merrill               FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Phone: 1-800-877-3727 Email: phyllis@mba.to ONE COMPANY SAVES EMPLOYERS BIG MONEY IN THE FACE OF THE ACA Thursday, February 21, 2013, MURRAY, Utah—The Affordable Care Act is the biggest change and toughest challenge for business owners in recent history, but a Murray company is…

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Five Initiatives TPA’s Should be Dealing with for Employers

By Sarah Johnson / February 21, 2013

Five Initiatives TPA’s Should be Dealing with for Employers as a Result of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Top Concerns Registered by Employers Since Nov. 2012 Understanding Options Open to Employers to “Optimize” Benefit Plan Design under the ACA. Many Employers Believe Pay or Play are the Only Options. Mandates are effective 1-°©-1-°©-14. Rules on…

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Employer ACA Exchange Notice Requirement Delayed

By Sarah Johnson / February 21, 2013

Employer ACA Exchange Notice Requirement Delayed Posted by Rick Lindquist According to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), starting March 1, 2013, employers must inform all current employees and any new hires after this date about the existence of the exchange in their state and how employees can access it. The notification must include: Written notice informing employees…

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Should Sugar be Regulated like Alcohol and Tobacco?

By Sarah Johnson / June 8, 2012

By Bonnie Rochman | ARK Insurance Solutions Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco, argue that sugar is toxic and needs to be taxed and controlled. Why it’s so hard to break our addiction. Sugar poses enough health risks that it should be considered a controlled substance just like alcohol and tobacco, contend a…

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What you should know about Cardiovascular Disease

By Sarah Johnson / June 8, 2012

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2008, over 616,000 people died of heart disease. Heart disease caused almost 25% of deaths—almost one in every four—in the United States. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women. More than half of the deaths due to heart disease…

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Introducing PRxBid

By Sarah Johnson / June 8, 2012

Combining our “lowest total cost” philosophy with the power of internet bidding. Valued Health Partners is proud to partner with PRxBid for our member’s prescription deliveries. Learn more about their services here! Have questions about your benefits? Call us at 1-800-877-3727. Click here to order your prescriptions today! PRxBid is a new alternative to the…

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Self-funded insurance grows by going smaller

By Sarah Johnson / June 8, 2012

BY NATHAN SOLHEIM www.benefitspro.com, May 14, 2012 Now that health care costs keep going up, people are looking for alternative ways to finance health care—including self-funding. Employers these days are looking at ways to control health care costs. They hear that health care is an important benefit to their employees, but face the task of…

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12 Foods With Super-Healing Powers

By Sarah Johnson / June 8, 2012

Whole foods that help fight disease By Nikki Jong, Caring.com Contributing Editor As part of a healthy diet, whole foods play a significant role in helping our bodies function optimally. There are hundreds of extremely nutritious whole foods, but the dozen on this list do more than contribute healthy nutrients—they help you heal. In fact, every food…

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Wellness is wave of the future, broker argues

By Sarah Johnson / June 8, 2012

Catching up with Mark Lacher, 2011 Broker of the Year By Kathryn Mayer, May 15, 2012 • www.benfitspro.com Brandon Scarborough was named the 2012 Broker of the Year last week at the Benefits Selling Expo, so we thought it would be appropriate to check up on the 2011 Broker of the Year winner, Mark Lacher.…

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Self-Funded Insurance

By Sarah Johnson / May 30, 2012

What if there was a way to save money on insurance premiums while still offering the same or even better coverage to your employees? Self-funding can be the solution to growing insurance costs. 47% of employees in firms with 200-999 workers are self-funded according to the 2011 Kaiser Family Foundation Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans.…

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