Rising Cost of Workers Health Care Bad news if you are a small employer who purchases NY Health Insurance or NJ Health Insurance. According to the Bureau of Labor & Statistics over the past five years, NY health insurance premiums and NJ health insurance premiums have increased by 27%. However, employee’s contributions have climbed by […]
Technology: Advancement in Ethernet Connections Higher performance computer network connections are on the rise. The The College of Engineering at UC Santa Barbara is in the process of developing accelerated ethernet computer connections. According to the recent paper issued by the University titled Tomorrows Internet 1000’s Time Faster these connections will have a speed rate […]
Yup, me too! I had no idea what an ACO was, or why I should care. After doing a little research I thought I would share with you why they may become very important in a Macro kind of way. Firstly A.C.O stands for ” Accountable Care Organizations” , which usually ends up the antithesis […]
By March, 2011, there will be a database of all reported safety incidents. This database will give the consumers the ease and ability to discover product dangers. Manufacturers are apprehensive of the program and worry that it will act as a venue for dissatisfied customers. Consumers won’t be the only ones […]
If your like me, your blood boils when you learn you inadvertently purchased a defective product and let your kids play with it or put it to it’s intended use. A simple quick scan of the Consumer Product Recall Database before your run out to the stores on Black Friday may save you some time, […]
The two seasons a year I hate the most are Tax Season, and Open Enrollment for our Health Insurance Plan. The later is interesting as it gives me a fabulous lens from which to see and feel a clients frustration as they wade into the perceived toxic waters of buying insurance. Even with my background, […]
As part of the new health reform, Private Insurance carriers who offer Children Only policies must accept every child , and cannot alter their rates based upon the child’s health going into the plan. Searching for a child only health insurance policy just got much easier. Simply go to the governments new health insurance website […]
Children in families whose income levels do not exceed, $ 88,200 in New York, $77,175 in New Jersey may be eligible for for CHIP, Children’s Health Insurance Program. The CHIP program is for children of parents who make too much money to qualify for Medicaid, but not enough money to afford to purchase a health […]
At the beginning of summer two things happen. School let’s out , and the Department of Labor releases it’s average weekly wage rate for New York State. I know, there are some geeks out there screaming , NO that data is released in March. Yeah, yeah, however it becomes meaningful to employers, and injured workers […]