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Aug 20, 20182 min read

What Are Health Care Sharing Ministries?

A health care sharing ministry (HCSM) is an organization that facilitates sharing of health care costs among individual members, in the...

Aug 2, 20182 min read

Short-Term Health Plans - Final Ruling

On August 1, 2018 the Trump administration issued a final rule to expand the duration limit on Short-Term Health Plans. The current...

Jul 27, 20183 min read

Marketplace Open Enrollment 2019 Details Are In

Open Enrollment 2019 will start on November 1, 2018 and the health insurance Marketplace will remain open until December 15, 2018. ...

Jul 23, 20184 min read

Gigian Health Care Trends

In the coming decade, employees will be faced with a new set of opportunities and challenges centered around the so-called "on demand...

Jun 22, 20182 min read

Michigan Repeals HICA Tax

Governor Synder signed legislation to repeal the Michigan Health Insurance Claims Tax (HICA), Senate Bills 992-994 with immediate effect...

Jun 22, 20183 min read

Association Health Plans (AHPs)

The Department of Labor (DOL) released a final rule on June 19, 2018 to allow new options for associations to sponsor health plan for...

Jun 21, 20181 min read

Individual Plans Expecting Lowest Rate Increases for 2019 - BCBSM

In news recently published by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network, the carrier has filed their individual rates for...

Jun 13, 20183 min read

5 Tips For Buying The Right Health Insurance

Insurance isn't sexy! What could be any less exciting than reviewing and looking for health plan options. The fact is that health plan...

Jun 6, 20182 min read

The Wake of Individual Mandate Repeal

The passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, on December 22, 2017, included a “repeal” of the individual mandate, that laid wake to...