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Does your company have at least 50 full-time equivalent employees? If so, providing health coverage is a new requirement beginning in 2014 according to the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obama Care. Wading through the information about the ACA can seem like a daunting task. MBA is a Third Party Administrator who helps guide…
Read MoreCONTACT: 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…
Read MoreFive 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…
Read MoreEmployer 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…
Read MoreAccording 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…
Read MoreCombining 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…
Read MoreBY 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…
Read MoreWhole 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…
Read MoreWhat 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.…
Read MoreDo you want to “cost shift” or “savings share” when it comes to Prescription Benefit Management? Having the right programs and lowest total cost available to you helps the employer and the participant save money. It’s your choice. We offer programs, options and plan designs aimed at reducing costs and then you decide! With robust programs and proper…
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