Diversified Group is proud to again be a sponsor of the Camphill Village 5K Trail & Fun Run coming up on Saturday, May 13th! This event will take place at beautiful Camphill Village in Copake, NY and it starts at 10am with both a competitive 5k Trail Run as well as a casual run/walk for [...]
On January 30th, 2023, President Biden announced that both the public health emergency and the national health emergency declarations due to COVID-19 would expire simultaneously on May 11, 2023. Below outlines the impact to private health insurance once the emergencies expire. THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY (PHE) The PHE was initially declared by the Department of [...]
The Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) requires that Group Health Plans report various information about their prescription drug costs and spending. The government calls the data submission of information on prescription drug costs and spending the “RxDC report.” The government will use the data to provide insight into increased spending on prescription drugs with reporting on rebates, [...]
Diversified Group is proud to be a sponsor of the Camphill Village 5K Trail & Fun Run coming up on Saturday, May 7th! This event will take place at beautiful Camphill Village in Copake, NY and it starts at 10am with both a casual run/walk for all ages and all abilities as well as a [...]
On June 17, 2021, the Supreme Court turned back a long-standing challenge to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by dismissing the challenge that was brought by 18 states (California v. Texas). The court ruled that the states that brought the suit over the ACA did not have the standing to do so. Background: On December [...]
In May 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services reversed a Trump administration position on the ACA’s section 1557. Background Under section 1557, health plans are prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age and disability. Under the ACA, the definition of sex was clarified to include discrimination on [...]
Researchers define virtual health as continuous, connected care delivered using digital and telecommunication technologies. Healthcare consumers can think of virtual health as telemedicine and video doctor visits, remote patient monitoring, asynchronous communication, medication adherence and provider-facing solutions such as virtual consults and second opinions. To consider the future impact of virtual health, the Deloitte Center [...]
If 2020 wasn't everyone’s most stressful year, it has to rank among the top for sure. From hardship created by the Coronavirus to unrest in our biggest cities, virtually everyone’s routines have been disrupted. Whether you’re working from home or transitioning back to the office, here are some steps you can take to improve your [...]
For many of us, the start of another week means trudging downstairs to a make-shift office, in our sweats, with the dog following close behind. It means balancing 8th grade algebra and 5th grade spelling tests in the middle of Zoom calls and emails to clients. It means a routine that is casual but boring. [...]
When the independent think tank finds that on average, prices paid to hospitals by younger, healthier policyholders were 100 percent higher than what Medicare would have paid for the same procedures, it’s easy to understand the impact that payment contracts based on what Medicare pays can have on health plan costs. In contrast to traditional [...]
