Promoters keep pushing medical indemnity schemes despite IRS warnings.

Q&A with Samantha Malovrh, Vice President of Compliance Consulting, OneDigital

The time is now for policymakers and industry leaders to address U.S. healthcare before our system collapses.

Though the Trump administration says it is committed to disease preparedness, cuts to relevant federal agencies and R&D pipelines have experts questioning the country’s readiness.

Medicare Advantage was booming a few years ago, but higher than expected claim severity and lower government payouts are driving carriers out of markets, leaving insureds to scramble.

Several of federal complaints allege that excessive broker compensation drove up plan participants’ costs.

Chronic conditions like hypertension and diabetes increase the expense of workers compensation claims and delay employees’ return to the job.

These offshoots of self-funded health plans offer cost savings with less risk.

Brokers can elevate their client advisory role by addressing the billing issues no one’s watching.

The ICHRA market will grow in coming years, but legislative fixes are needed, employee benefits executives say.