Big Government's Love Affair with Big Insurance - Even in Calunicornia

From Angela Hart and Samantha Young writing at Kaiser Health News :  The coziness of the industry’s relationship with Newsom burst into pub...

Long COVID as a Disability

In September, the EEOC announced that it recognizes that long COVID may be a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and ...

Vax Mandate Legality - 24 States States Line-Up for the Challenge

Recently, 24 state attorneys general submitted a letter strongly opposing President Joe Biden’s proposed COVID-19 vaccine mandate on large,...

2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act: No Surprises Act-Key Health Plan Provisions

The Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA), signed into law on December 27th, 2020, includes many provisions affecting employers, group healt...

Your Vaccine Mandate Penalty Could Trigger Obamacare Fines

One thing employers need to keep in mind as they ponder the addition of a vaccine mandate on employees and the implementation surcharges/pen...

Why U.S. Healthcare Prices Are All Over the Map with Armstrong and Getty

I visited with Jack and Joe this morning to discuss the latest NYT article on how the Trump Administration's transparency regulations a...

High Blood Sugar Levels 'Reprogram' Stem Cells

Yet another data point on the horrors of sugar and processed carbohydrates from MedicalXPress :  University of Oxford researchers found th...

Benefit Compliance Update: Employer Vax Tracking; Mask Rules; COBRA Q&A & Waste in Healthcare

  Templates, Tools & Legal Notices Santa Clara County’s New COVID-19 Rules: Employers Must Obtain Vaccination Status, Report Positive T...

On Armstrong & Getty re: Congress' Rampant Dishonesty in Budgeting and Medicare

Medicare for All?   Medicare for More?   We can't even afford Medicare for some ...    For more on this topic see Stupid Budget Tr...

HSA/HDHP Limits Increase for 2022

The following chart shows the HSA and HDHP limits for 2022 as compared to 2021. It also includes the catch-up contribution limit that applie...