Your Employees Can be Better Health-Insurance Consumers
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In order to control health-care costs, employees should be encouraged to become better health-insurance consumers. Employers are helping by providing health-benefit models. However, it is also noted that a lot of employees feel particularly nervous about having control over their health-insurance plans. More companies are now asking employees to be more hands-on when it comes […]
read moreFamily Health Insurance – Questions and Answers
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When it comes to finding the best family health insurance, you want to ensure that you understand everything that comes along with it. You want to cover everyone that is in your household and ensure that you do so the right way. Consider some of these questions and answers prior to searching for family health-insurance […]
read moreObamacare and What You Should Know if You’re a Retiree
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The ACA is a big bite to swallow for those that are wishing to retire early. It offers some, but not all, a chance to get Medicare and have less costs associated with health care. However, some employees might consider spending more in order to be covered under a more private insurance instead of workplace […]
read moreHow Does Your Employee-Retention Rate Stack Up?
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There are many methods that a business to use in order to have high retention rates. What do you use and how are your rates compared to others out there? Are there any new strategies that you would like to try throughout the next year? Here are some employee-retention trends that have proven successful. You […]
read moreCalculating HR Employee-Retention Rates
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There are numerous employee-retention strategies out there and it is recommended that human-relations departments keep track of certain data. These statistics of retention rates and the cost of turnover will provide companies with an effective way to set new HR initiatives. Finding out more about employee retention can provide a better overall business model. Calculating […]
read moreWeight-Control Programs in Place to Cover the Costs of Obesity
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Obesity is not a subject that a lot of people speak about in the open. It is a sensitive subject, but that does not mean that it is not happening throughout the world today. Obesity comes with many different diseases and problems, such as diabetes, but it also can affect the business as a whole […]
read moreSmall Companies Have a Top Concern for 2014: Health Insurance
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Providing health insurance seems to be a big concern for owners of small- and medium-sized businesses. The costs and reforms associated with health care weigh heavily on the decisions made for these businesses. More than 20 percent of businesses state that costs associated with health care for their employees are a concern, while around 14 […]
read morePremium Health-Insurance Plans with Zero Net Widely Available
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Three years of putting together the new federal health-insurance exchange has now become a reality. With this comes the emergence of new trends. One of the biggest areas that was closely analyzed is new entrants in the healthcare marketplace and the plans that they are offering. Trends of the Exchanges • There are more than […]
read moreHow to Protect Your Business From Obamacare Scams
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Many people and small businesses are confused by Obamacare. More than 50 percent of small businesses are still confused about the mandate and more than 60 percent of them can’t explain the healthcare exchanges to their employees. Since there is a lot of confusion out there, scammers are trying to find out as much information […]
read moreWhat are the Dates for Avoiding the Mandated Penalty?
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A lot of employees are wondering when to sign up for the new federal health-care plans in order to avoid any penalties related to the mandate. To answer this question – March 31, 2014. This corresponds with the deadline to sign up for coverage by the end of March, which is the last day of […]
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