BenefitsPRO Magazine-July 2013

Supplemental plans source list

Charlene Harris

Extra effort

Nathan Solheim

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was touted by President Barack Obama and his allies on Capitol Hill as a remedy to treat the nations ailing health care system and ever-rising health insurance costs.

Tough Sell

Kathryn Mayer

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act isnt as old as you think, but its history has already been long and arduous.

Annual enrollment in the age of PPACA

Stacey McDonald

Heres a newsflash: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is changing the way health insurance is bought, sold and delivered in this country.

Medicare Advantage enrollment hits record high

Kathryn Mayer

A record number of people are enrolled in private Medicare Advantage plans despite payment changes, according to new analysis.

Employers will keep coverage, despite PPACA

Kathryn Mayer

Health insurance in the workplace wont go away because of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. But it will be different.

Annual family health care costs rise above $22,000

Kathryn Mayer

Just how much is the annual cost of health care for a family of four? Enough to pay for a year of tuition at an in-state college or buy a midsize sedan.

Happy hour in the Mile High

Denis Storey

DENVERSo whats it gonna be? Feast or famine? Rapture or apocalypse? Survive or thrive?

Loncono: What I’ve learned

Denis Storey

Always try to have some level of activity in all stages of the sales cycle.

Did your mama raise you right?

Brian Hicks

Do your clients or prospects know your mama raised you right? And if she didnt, have you made it your top priority to learn that stuff on your own?

Premiums may rise 40 percent under PPACA

Kathryn Mayer

Health insurance premiums on average could rise by 40 percent under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a new study claims.

Voluntary sales strong in 2012

Bonnie Brazzell, Gil Lowerre

Last month we reviewed the voluntary industrys overall sales for 2012.

CDHC: The affordable in the Affordable Care Act

Jody Dietel

Traditional health care benefits vs. consumer-directed benefitsthat is the question.

Fatists won’t cure obesity epidemic

Kathryn Mayer

At this point, we know obesity is one of our nations biggest (no pun intended) health threats.

The life insurance gap

Marty Traynor

Alongside the Benefits Selling Expo, theres a meeting tailored for benefit product providers called the Voluntary Employee Benefit Board.

Three things we’ve learned from fee disclosure

Chris Carosa

Its been a year since the implementation date of Rule 408(b)(2), a.k.a. the fee disclosure rule.

Health coverage help needed for part-time help

Denis Storey, Joe Schlue

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010

P&C a new sweet spot for brokers

Katie Kuehner-Hebert

Some employers have been offering auto, homeowners and other types of personal property and casualty insurance products to their employees for nearly half a century, but the worksite offerings are really taking off now that employers are broadening their menu of voluntary products to offset reduced health care benefits.