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Waiving HDHP Deductibles Has Little Effect on Premiums, Study Says

InterWest Insurance Services

The reason: According to research from Johns Hopkins University, poorly managed chronic medical conditions cost employers an estimated $198 billion every year. These costs show up in several ways: Direct usage of medical services such as preventable ER visits and hospitalization. Cost of temporary workers. Absenteeism.

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Core Company Values: 12 Inspiring Examples

Achievers

When you address the manner in which your company wants to interact with the outside world, it leaves employees feeling hopeful and inspires trust in your customers. leaves your business looking ordinary. Their guiding values include: Act with uncompromising honesty and integrity in everything we do. Make them unique.

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COVID-19 pandemic: How to prepare your business

Insperity

Adapt your sick leave and other attendance policies. This choice is as much about encouraging people to play it safe when sick by staying home as it is about being supportive of the local medical community. If an employee’s family member is sick, allow the employee to stay home to provide continuous care.

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COVID litigation, lessons for businesses from the courtroom

Business Management Daily

From risk to exposure and wrongful death claims to leave denial, the ADA, retaliation cases, and more, businesses find themselves in tricky legal situations. Employee exposure is likely covered under worker’s comp. At the beginning of the pandemic, it was unclear whether workers could easily make a workers’ compensation claim.

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Budgeting and Prepping for Open Enrollment

InterWest Insurance Services

Preferred provider organizations – PPOs contract with hospital and provider networks to help control costs. For 2024, for a plan to qualify as an HDHP the deductible must be at least $1,400 for an individual and $2,800 for a family. While they will cover services outside of the network, the cost is higher than going in-network.

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A closer look at the Families First Cornoavirus Response Act

Business Management Daily

6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act very soon. Stay tuned: The Families First Coronavirus Response Act is intended to be the first tranche of relief to help employees and employers deal with the work-related impacts of the coronavirus outbreak and the COVID-19 illness the virus causes.

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Budgeting and Prepping for Open Enrollment

InterWest Insurance Services

Preferred provider organizations – PPOs contract with hospital and provider networks to help control costs. For 2024, for a plan to qualify as an HDHP the deductible must be at least $1,400 for an individual and $2,800 for a family. While they will cover services outside of the network, the cost is higher than going in-network.