If your health plan is like most, finding ways to help members manage healthcare expenses is a top priority. Offering one or more tax advantaged healthcare spending account can help. Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) – Employers and employees can contribute to an HSA tax free and funds can roll over from year to year. To [...]
New rules mandated by the Department of Labor could affect many small businesses, driving up labor costs and creating more red tape. These rules, effective on December 1, 2016, raise the salary threshold for eligible workers from $23,660 to $47,476 and to $134,004 for highly compensated employees. This means that salaried workers earning less than [...]
In a handful of years, we’ve seen a resurgence in hospital consolidation, which is the merger or acquisition of two or more hospitals with the goal of combining assets and maximizing efficiencies1. PricewaterhouseCoopers deemed 2016 “the year of merger mania” for hospitals, physician practices and healthcare systems2, and so far, it’s living up to their [...]
Summer is the season for enjoying as much outdoor time as possible. But, it is also critical to protect your skin from the sun while you’re at it. Choosing sunscreens and knowing how different SPF levels will affect your skin can be tricky. Applying sunscreen that protects from both UVA and UVB light with an [...]
