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Fast Health: Tampered Healthcare Costs By Reversing Diabetes
Fast Health: Tampered Healthcare Costs By Managing Reversing Diabetes In the U.S., obesity and diabetes have been on the rise for generations. The...
April 28, 2020 Expansion of COBRA and Health Plan Deadlines
A new IRS and DOL Notice entitled EBSA Disaster Relief Notice 2020-01 provides temporary relief from COBRA and health plan deadlines during the...
What Employers Should Know About Paid Leave Related to COVID-19
In the continued effort to reduce the developing challenges caused by the novel coronavirus, the U.S federal government enacted the Families First...
Patients vs Healthcare: the System’s Misaligned Incentives
If U.S. healthcare costs were the GDP of a country in 2019, it could have ranked 5th in the world, behind Germany with a GDP of $3.8 trillion and...
Summary of COVID-19 Legislative Initiatives
Bill Number 1 - COVID-19 Emergency Federal and State Funding On March 6, 2020, Congress passed a supplemental funding bill in the amount of $8.3...
Maintaining Business Continuity in the Midst of COVID-19
More than ever, it is vital for businesses to adopt innovative solutions for the evolving challenges arising from the coronavirus pandemic. Whether...
Medical Guide to Coronavirus (COVID-19)
How can you prevent the Coronavirus from infecting you? Fortify yourself now with these five steps…
Open Enrollment: A Success Story for a Public School District
Open enrollment arrived like an ambush and was gone faster than a cappuccino order. Preparing for the time sensitive event carried significant...
Returnships – Live, Learn, Mentor
How the workplace has evolved to leverage retiree experience.
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