Account Access As Mobile As You Are! Have the account information you need, right when you need it most! Our new My Flex mobile app makes it easy to manage your flex spending account on the go. Our secure mobile app offers the following features: Free smart phone app available for any Apple or Android [...]
Join us Tuesday, September 15th at the Mohegan Sun Casino! We've assembled a group of respected industry professionals to discuss a variety of relevant topics that will help you better navigate your health plan through these complicated times. Please see below for an overview of the topics we will cover. Event Info: September 15, 2015 [...]
SIIA Members are Effective Advocates in Many Ways, From Testimony, to Lobbying Resources, to 'Pyramid' Written by Dave Kirby Continuing the series of articles on SIIA government relations activities among the states. Dring the summer lull in legislation among the states, SIIA government relations staff took time to review some lessons learned while While legislative [...]
Article is by Max Reiss, as seen in the NBC Connecticut Hospitals across Connecticut could see fewer staff and provide fewer services if the current budget is signed by Governor Dannel Malloy. Jennifer Jackson, the CEO of the Connecticut Hospital Association, said the announcement from Hartford Healthcare that it would be forced to layoff more [...]
Article is by Atul Gawande, as seen in The New Yorker It was lunchtime before my afternoon surgery clinic, which meant that I was at my desk, eating a ham-and-cheese sandwich and clicking through medical articles. Among those which caught my eye: a British case report on the first 3-D-printed hip implanted in a human [...]
Article is by Erik Engquist, as seen in Crain's New York Business Fears of an insurance death spiral are misplaced, according to industry insiders fighting to preserve stop-loss policies for companies that self-insure. The Assembly and the Cuomo administration have concerns that letting small businesses self-fund—that is, pay their workers’ health-care bills directly—depletes the risk [...]
On March 11th, principals of Marlborough, Connecticut-based Diversified Group, participated in a lobby day in Albany, New York. The grassroots effort, organized by the Self Insurance Institute of America, was held to give SIIA members and allied stakeholders an opportunity to communicate directly with key legislators about the need to protect the ability of employers [...]
Welcome to the fall edition of the Group Scoop! This is a particularly important edition because we are all facing the following ACA Heath Reform requirements: Transitional reinsurance premiums - we can help with calculations and payment! Reporting deadlines - we can help you make sure you are on the right path! Out of pocket [...]
Welcome to Summer! For many of us it was a VERY long winter. From all of us here at Diversified Group, we hope you have a very active and safe summer. In this edition of the Group Scoop we discuss some very important topics, such as the future of the Affordable Care Act. As we [...]
In the June issue of Self Insurer magazine, Brooks Goodison, President of Diversified Group, was asked to weigh in on the recent buzz surrounding private exchanges. His observations provide an opposing viewpoint and insight from a third party administrator (TPA) dedicated to helping client groups identify and attack the real causes of spiraling health care [...]
