Anytime people participate in outdoor group activities, accidents can lead to expensive medical bills. Summer camps, sports, church and youth groups, clubs, non-profits and more will benefit from Nationwide’s affordable Participant Accident coverage. Summer Sports Amateur Sports covers players, managers, coaches and volunteers. Discounts are available for multiple teams and sports associations. Special Events Special [...]
Following months of procedural and political back and forth, stand-alone legislation that would repeal the 1099 tax reporting requirement for businesses included in the Affordable Care Act (or the health care reform law) was signed by President Barack Obama on April 15. This reporting requirement would have required businesses to file a 1099 form with [...]
The New York Times (9/18, B6, Konrad) reported in Patient Money that “the government this year is offering a tax credit to companies with fewer than 25 full-time workers and average wages of less than $50,000 a year” in order to help cover the costs of health insurance. “To qualify, employers must pay at least [...]
Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the first round of nearly 2,000 companies and other organizations approved for the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program. This is a federal program that was created as part of the health care reform law. The program reimburses employer-sponsored health plans for part of the cost [...]
Walecia Konrad, writing for the New York Times (7/24, B6), asked, “If you are one of the 133 million American grappling with a chronic illness like diabetes, asthma or heart disease, where do you turn for help managing your condition?” According to Konrad, “Your employer may seem like an unlikely choice. … Yet many firms [...]
This just in from Anthem Blue Cross: When qualifying groups purchase $25,000 or more of life coverage along with health coverage, they may qualify for a 1% savings on their health premiums…making life insurance more affordable than ever. And when qualifying groups purchase both $25,000 or more of life coverage and any of our insured [...]