Month: June 2019

President Trump Issues Executive Order Encouraging Transparency in Pricing and Expanding Consumer-Directed Arrangements On June 24, 2019, President Trump issued an Executive Order intending to develop price and quality transparency initiatives to ensure that healthcare patients can make... Find out more »

DEERFIELD, IL – Alera Group, a national employee benefits, property & casualty, risk management and wealth management firm, appointed Mark Englert as national Property & Casualty Practice Leader. Englert will be responsible for continuing Alera Group’s path toward building... Find out more »

You want to save money on health care benefits and you’ve heard there are some great alternatives to traditional insurance. But which option is right for your company? CDHP or HDHP? And do you need an HSA, HRA or FSA account? Here’s a quick look at what each plan and account... Find out more »

Final Rule Released on Individual Coverage and Excepted Benefit HRAs On June 13, 2019 the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Treasury Department (the “Departments”) released the final rule concerning health reimbursement arrangements (HRA) for... Find out more »

Would you require or incentivize your employees to share data from their fitness trackers if it would significantly lower premiums and/or improve their health? In exchange for discounts, many insurance companies now offer interactive policies requiring members to share health data captured... Find out more »

HHS Proposes Revisions to ACA Section 1557 Regulations At the end of May, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a proposed rule to revise regulations previously released under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The HHS goal with the proposed rule is to remove... Find out more »