A Professional Gratitude List for 2017
Grateful for… A 16% increase in agency revenue over 2016 The addition of 10 new employer group clients, an increase of more than 100% over 2016 The the loss of only one employer group client,…
What is the California Roadblock Removal Act, and How Does it Relate to SB562, the Healthy California Act (aka Single Payer Health Care)?
This article was originally posted on LinkedIn. In my last article in BenefitsPRO, I provided an update on the single payer movement in California and at the national level. I included a point on a recent ballot…
Stop Misleading People with the Wrong Terms – More Thoughts on Single Payer
This article was originally posted on LinkedIn and was featured on LinkedIn Pulse. I recently got the following question from my friend Tom DiLiegro on LinkedIn: “To me, there seem to be several definitions of single…
Q&A on Single Payer Health Care
This article was originally posted on LinkedIn. I recently posted the following question on my LinkedIn and Facebook pages: I’m working on an article about the next steps that are being made in CA and nationally towards…
Single Payer Update: 4 Things All Advisors Should Know
This article was originally published on BenefitsPRO. The single payer health care debate has been relatively quiet in California since Senate Bill 562, The Healthy California Act, was tabled by the Speaker of the Assembly at…
5 Reasons All Advisers Should Pay Attention to the Single-Payer Debate
This article was co-authored with Christine Roberts of Mullen & Henzell, LLP and originally appeared on Employee Benefit Adviser. Two of the most populous and legislatively influential states in the nation — California and New…
5 Things California Employers Should Know About the Current State of Health Care Reform
This article was originally published on E is for ERISA and was co-authored with Christine P. Roberts of Mullen & Henzell LLP. Click here for the original post. There is still a lot of debate going…
Healthcare Reform Update from the NAHU Capitol Conference in Washington, D.C.
Last week, I attended the National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU) Capitol Conference in Washington, D.C. In addition to listening to speakers who shared their views on healthcare reform, I attended three meetings with California…
Qualified Small Employer HRAs Face Steep Compliance Path
This article was originally published on E is for ERISA and was co-authored with Christine P. Roberts of Mullen & Henzell LLP. Click here for the original post. Passed in December 2016, the 21st Century Cures…