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Competing with Benefits Technology in 2016

Author: Bethany OckerbloomOn: Nov 04Categories: Blog No Comments

With technology solutions like Zenefits piquing the interest of employers nationwide, brokers and agents will need to compete on a new level. Trusted advisers will have to offer innovative technology solutions coupled with exemplary service, or be prepared...

ADP and Zenefits media warfare comes to a close, for now

Author: Bethany OckerbloomOn: Nov 02Categories: Blog No Comments

Payroll services giant ADP yesterday agreed to drop its defamation lawsuit against Zenefits, giving the HR startup company a win in a months-long dispute fought in the public eye. The dispute between the two companies ignited in June when ADP disabled...

Tech Spending in 2016 Revolves Around Benefits

Author: Bethany OckerbloomOn: Oct 26Categories: Blog No Comments

“The Affordable Care Act has really shone a light on how data has to flow from one system to another,” says Gerry Leonard, president, ADP Benefits Services. When it comes to benefits and HR technology, there is no one-size-fits all product, says Chris...

Smallest Employers Impacted by the PACE Act

Author: Bethany OckerbloomOn: Oct 02Categories: Blog No Comments

Senate today passed legislation that makes possible a repeal of the Affordable Care Act’s controversial expansion of the definition of a small employer, a bill hailed by the benefits industry for protecting the small and mid-size businesses they feel...

5 Things a Startup Knows Before They Launch

Author: Bethany OckerbloomOn: Sep 30Categories: Blog No Comments

Entrepreneur Coaching posted an article today about the ways startups know that they’re ready to open for business. I’m inspired by the story of the startup, and I’ve compiled what I see as the biggest identifiers of a business ready...

We’re different than what you’re used to

Author: Bethany OckerbloomOn: Sep 22Categories: ACA, Blog, Healthcare reform, Healthcare subsidies No Comments

We’re different than what you’re used to

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The health insurance industry for small groups is huge, and it’s hard to say what will be best for your company. I’d like to say, from a biased but expert perspective, we’re it. The following set of qualifying questions came from the...

Massive Cost-Sharing Reductions Ignored in the Exchange

Author: Bethany OckerbloomOn: Sep 21Categories: Blog No Comments

Massive Cost-Sharing Reductions Ignored in the Exchange

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More than 2 million public exchange enrollees eligible for cost-sharing reductions are not receiving the subsides because they selected a non-qualifying plan, a recent analysis from consultancy Avalere has found. The oversight could have been avoided...

Surgical Complications Earning Hospital Systems $40k Per Patient

Author: Bethany OckerbloomOn: Aug 13Categories: Blog No Comments

Dr Atul Gawande, Harvard surgeon and researcher, released a study on the financial process of a 12-hospital system involving surgical procedures. The results were disturbing. From the administrative data he studied, accounting for over 34,000 surgical...

How To Revive a Dying Business

Author: Bethany OckerbloomOn: Jul 08Categories: Blog No Comments

In the small business and startup community, we encounter potential failure all the time. We just never know what the magic formula is going to be to keep our companies thriving. At times, we may experience downturn, and through the example of entrepreneur...

Navinsure in the Crosshairs

Author: Bethany OckerbloomOn: Jul 02Categories: Blog No Comments

With all the unclear wording in the ACA, there are constantly new setbacks for small businesses that were supposed to have a better time of getting their employees health insurance. This one might be the biggest. The IRS is, in an unprecedented ruling,...