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Iowa Health System contracts with Meridian

Iowa Health System has finalized an agreement with Meridian Health Plan that will enable Medicaid beneficiaries who are Meridian plan members to obtain healthcare services from Iowa Health hospitals and physicians across the state. The …

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1.1.14 Health-Care Reform

EDITOR’S NOTE:

Health-care reform. It’s daunting. It’s controversial. And no matter how you feel about the law, with the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in June, reform is coming. And when it does, it will have …

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What businesses need to know now to prepare for health reform

On Jan. 1, 2014, a host of new rules, mandates, taxes and incentives under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will go into effect, dramatically shifting the landscape of the employer-provided health insurance model …

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Key effective dates for employer requirements of the Affordable Care Act


Summaries of Benefits and Coverage
Group health plans must begin providing members with a standard Summary of Benefits and Coverage so they can compare medical plans to make decisions about which plan to choose.


Form …

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Health Reform Online Resources


Wellmark’s health-care reform website:
www.WeKnowReform.com

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ health reform website:
www.HealthCare.gov

Kaiser Family Foundation:
http://healthreform.kff.org

Summary of employer responsibilities:
http://healthreform.kff.org/the-basics/employer-penalty-flowchart.aspx…

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Penalties for not offering health care coverage

Since the Affordable Care Act became law, Reynolds & Reynolds has had the play-or-pay conversation with many of its large clients, Gooding said.

“Some of the employers have looked at it as, ‘Well, I’d be …

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Health Care: Lind statewide survey

A majority of Iowa employers polled  in the latest available survey by David P. Lind Benchmark indicated they plan to continue offering health coverage, which mirrors a national survey released this week by Towers Watson …

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Health Care: Premium costs could double

If the trend of rising health insurance costs in Iowa continues, premiums for both individual and family coverage will more than double within the next seven years, said David Lind, president of David P. Lind …

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Holmes Murphy hires Iowa medical director

Dr. Michael AbouAssaly has joined the Holmes Murphy & Associates Inc. employee benefits team as medical director for

Iowa. AbouAssaly will collaborate with Holmes Murphy chief medical director Scott Conard to provide strategic guidance for …

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Health buyers alliance to hold statewide conference

The Iowa Health Buyers Alliance (IHBA) will hold its sixth statewide conference at The Meadows Events & Conference Center in Altoona on Oct. 30. Among the topics to be discussed are medical error trends, hospital …