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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…
Read MoreBy 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…
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 MoreCatching 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.…
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 MoreOne author, who writes often for the American Diabetic Association, describes glucose like gasoline to an automobile. All of our cells use glucose. It is our primary source of energy. When our car’s gas tank is empty ‘it don’t run’, our body reacts in a similar fashion without glucose causing our energy to plummet. When…
Read MoreEvery client has goals and situations to overcome when it comes to implementing a Wellness Plan that will deliver on the promise of cost reduction. From budget to buy-in, it’s all about fitting the plan to the group. We’re here for you as you take stock of how to make health improvement a major factor…
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