Senate Bill 2260, the Senate’s Bill that seeks to reduce the growth in health care costs and improve health care quality and patient care, contains a few provisions that threaten your livelihoods as independent professional brokers in the health insurance market. Amendments filed by Senator Michael Roderigues and Senator Michael Moore need to be supported. [...]
This week, the Massachusetts House of Representatives will debate the budget and we need your help NOW before they vote to increase health care costs for employers. Please take 1 minute to email your State Representative in opposition to three costly amendments for new health insurance mandates and an assessment to fund state health services [...]
New England Governors support Consumer Driven Health Improvement Week! In preparation for National Employee Benefits Day on April 2, 2012, Borislow Insurance (BI) has set the standard for a proactive approach to healthcare and community education. Understanding that most consumers are unaware of healthcare costs, BI wrote to all six Governors in New England and [...]
Are you confused? You’re not alone. Check out this article in the February issue of Employee Benefit Advisor. Mark Gaunya notes that new contracts and public pressure are” remaining hot on health care costs” and “ New England health plans are rejoicing that their ‘reduction’ in inflation is a success”. Is this a start or deja vu [...]
The class is open to Employee Benefits professionals and employers as well. Continuing education has been approved for insurance, the course addresses: Communicating the need for wellness and prevention Demonstrating the effectiveness of wellness and case studies The business case for wellness, and guidance on implementation Compliance and legal issues Creating incentives for participation Measuring [...]
Recent Bulletin from the DOI addresses Insurance Carriers and their subcontractors: Reporting to the Bureau of Managed Care (the “Bureau) of Instances Where Insurance Carriers Are Not Consistent with Required Uniform Coding and Billing Standards; Issued January 25, 2012. Bulletin 2012-01
MassAHU, one of several sponsors, is encouraging you to attend the Massachusetts Association of Health Plans forum on Monday, Feb. 13th at the Westin Waltham. This forum, free of charge, will focus on the factors fueling health care costs and on ways to keep health care affordable in Massachusetts. To review the agenda for this [...]
MassAHU invited members and their guests for a special luncheon event in Braintree with Representative Steven Walsh as invited Guest Speaker. Representative Walsh shared his perspective on the issues surrounding health care affordability. Also attending this event was Representative Conroy, Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Health Care Financing. Jeff Rich, MassAHU Board Member and CEO of Health [...]
On December 28th, the Division of Insurance released an updated Bulletin to replace earlier Bulletins (Bulletin 2010-13, Open Enrollment for Individuals and Bulletin 2011-03, Additional Qualifying Event for Enrollment of Individuals in Merged Market). This updated information (Bulletin 2011-19) highlights recent amendment changes to Division regulations and the Mass General Laws Chapter 176J on the [...]
