Open Enrollment for 2018 health coverage is less than 1 week away! Mark these key dates on your calendar so you don’t miss the deadline to enroll. The Open Enrollment Period is shorter than in past years, so it’s important to be ready. Continue reading
UHC, Health Plan of Nevada and Sierra Health and Life has telemedicine capabilities called Now Clinic. It connects you to a provider 24/7, 365 days a year from your computer or mobile device. No appointment is necessary, and the co-pays are usually less than the standard PCP co-pay, which works out well. First, you just go to nowclinic.com or download the app, sign up, choose a provider and get care from home. The standard online/phone visit is averaging ten minutes long. Continue reading
Premiums for the most popular “Obamacare” plans are going up an average of 34 percent, according to a study Wednesday that confirms dire predictions about the impact of political turmoil on consumers. Continue reading
Car shoppers are more ready for autonomous vehicles than they may realize, according to a report from car shopping platform Edmunds.com. More than 60 percent of new vehicle models today can be purchased with some level or autonomous features, the report, Transportation Transformation, shows.
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The individual shared responsibility provision of the Affordable Care Act requires you and each member of your family to have qualifying health coverage (also known as minimum essential coverage), qualify for a coverage exemption, or make an individual shared responsibility payment when you file your federal income tax return.
For Tax Year 2017, the IRS will not consider a return complete and accurate if the taxpayer does not report coverage for the year, an exemption or a payment. Continue reading
A construction business can end up facing considerable consequences if it finds itself in a situation where the insurance program is insufficient in respects to coverage and defense. Sometimes the price of a project at the time of bid, will end up having a considerable upswing, due to many inherent costs that can be added on due to litigation that surfaces years after the job is done. Continue reading
A new executive order from President Donald Trump seeks to expand personalized health benefits for U.S. businesses.
The order, issued Thursday, October 12, directs the Secretaries of the Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services to consider how to expand the flexibility and use of health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs). Continue reading
Bloomberg) — Reports of safety incidents involving civilian drones have surged to an average of 250 a month, leading to a federal “emergency” action to approve drone flights in restricted areas, according to a government notice seeking new procedures for the craft.
There is so much pent-up demand for obtaining special permission to fly drones in restricted airspace, that the Federal Aviation Administration says it can’t keep up. The FAA says drone users are flying without approval because of the delays.
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