Medical marijuana saves state and federal governments millions of dollars on Medicare. For example, prescriptions for painkillers have dipped drastically in states where medical marijuana is available, according to a Univ. of Georgia study published […]
Insurance plans are not covering the necessary addiction services, according to a report by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse. None of the 2017 Essential Health Benefit benchmark plans have adequate addiction coverage; […]
SENIOR MARKET UPDATE Facts About Senior Americans In honor of Older Americans Month, the U.S. Census Bureau released the following statistics about people who are 65 and older: Percentage of the Population In 2014, 46.2 […]
HEALTHCARE The Drivers of Health Insurance Premium Changes for 2017 The American Academy of Actuaries offers an early look at what’s driving changes in premium in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) individual and small group […]
IN CALIFORNIA Covered California Announces Contract Changes with Carriers Covered California adopted significant changes to its contracts with health insurers. The contract provisions were developed over the past year with consumer advocates, health plans, clinicians, […]
EMPLOYEE RELATIONS Who’s the Boss of Workplace Culture? HR professionals, managers, and employees have very different opinions about workplace culture: who drives it, what’s important to creating a great culture, and what can destroy it, […]
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