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Employee Benefits
Forecast: Cash to reign in health care
May 20, 2013
J.K. WallWith premiums for health insurance likely to head north next year as President Obama’s health care reform law fully
takes effect, both individuals and employers will pay for more health care out of their own funds and buy less insurance.
MoreStudy rebuts hospitals' argument on Medicare, rising costs
May 13, 2013
Rather than raising prices on private health insurers to make up for inadequate payments from the government, hospitals across
the country have been raising prices just because they can, according to a new study.
MoreHealth insurance changes daunting for Indiana employers
January 19, 2013
Scott OlsonA portion of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requiring companies in 2014 to begin offering health insurance
to more workers is causing a lot of anxiety.
MoreAbout 1 in 10 firms plans to drop coverage
December 3, 2012
J.K. WallEven as the rising cost of medical benefits has moderated, 11 percent of Indiana employers with 10 or more workers say they
will terminate their medical coverage within the next five years, according to the latest survey from the benefits consulting
firm Mercer.
MoreAnthem rolling out 401(k)-style medical benefits
December 1, 2012
J.K. WallAnthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Indiana will open a new online exchange to Indiana employers on Jan. 1, where workers
could purchase medical benefits from a group of plans using a fixed sum of money given them by their employers.
MoreMore companies planning holiday parties, survey says
November 30, 2012
Scott OlsonA new survey shows 83 percent of companies polled plan to host holiday parties this year, up from 68 percent a year ago.
MoreIndiana employers desperate to improve workers' personal habits
November 24, 2012
J.K. WallSkyrocketing health care costs prompt search for new ways to improve lifestyle choices.
MoreSmall biz exposure clouds WellPoint's future
November 12, 2012
J.K. WallWellPoint’s average small-employer client has just 8.5 lives covered on its health plan. And firms of that size are
far more likely to use the new health insurance exchanges, said WellPoint Chief Financial Officer Wayne DeVeydt.
MoreNyhart makes first West Coast acquisition
September 7, 2012
J.K. WallIndianapolis-based Nyhart Actuary & Employee Benefits has established its first office on the West Coast with its latest
acquisition.
MoreMulti-employer health clinic to open downtown
July 28, 2012
J.K. WallNoviaCare Clinics LLC will open a multi-employer health clinic in downtown Indianapolis this fall, opening the door for smaller
employers to add the service to their health benefits.
MoreMILLER: Morale, productivity affected by benefits frustration
July 7, 2012
Robert L. Miller / Special to IBJHave employees reached the tipping point where rising health care costs have forced them to think seriously about jumping
ship?
MoreQ&A
July 2, 2012
J.K. WallThe U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling to uphold the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act cleared a big cloud of uncertainty for employers, but with just 18 months before the most significant provisions of the law kick in, many questions remain. Three benefits consultants from Indianapolis-based Gregory & Appel Insurance—Bob Miller, Mike Miles and Karl Ahlrichs—sat down to discuss what the future looks like for employer health benefits.
Benefits brokers gain ground without merging
June 16, 2012
J.K. WallWhile mergers and acquisitions have been rampant in central Indiana’s benefits-broker industry the past five years,
a handful of brokers has grown the old-fashioned way—by adding clients.
MoreEmployers slow to act on health reform
June 11, 2012
J.K. WallEven though employers expect the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down at least some of the 2010 health reform law later this
month, few are actually doing any contingency planning.
MoreWellPoint: Consumers will control health insurance
June 4, 2012
J.K. WallThe future of health insurance is lower profit margins and greater consumer control. WellPoint Inc. just bet $900 million
on it.
MoreArea company rolls out inventive wellness benefit
May 31, 2012
Scott OlsonEMC Precision Machining in Sheridan will give each of its 93 employees a new bicycle Friday for exceeding company cost-cutting
goals.
MorePrice hikes offset slower health care use
May 29, 2012
J.K. WallNewly available data from private health insurance plans show that price hikes by hospitals, doctors and drug companies have kept employer spending rising recently even as their employees and dependents have moderated their consumption of health care services.
Companies adopting unlimited time-off policies
May 12, 2012
J.K. WallProponents of such policies say they are the future of work—even as they acknowledge that it may take a generation for them
to be widely accepted. Some workers, however, are fearful.
MoreQ&A
April 16, 2012
J.K. WallSam Gibbs is president of eHealth Government Solutions, part of California-based eHealthInsurance Services
Inc. The company, founded in 1997, pioneered the sale of health insurance over the Internet. Gibbs spoke about the options
for public and private health insurance exchanges, including the state-based exchanges mandated by the Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act.
MoreFirstPerson buys FlashPoint HR unit
April 2, 2012
J.K. WallIndianapolis-based benefits brokerage FirstPerson acquired the small-employer human resource division of Indianapolis-based
consulting firm FlashPoint last week in a bid to provide a wider array of services to small businesses.
MoreCOLVIN: Get ready for a perfect storm in Worker's Compensation
March 17, 2012
Ryan Colvin / Special to IBJRates are set to rise as insurers increasingly note the link between older workers' health and productivity.
MoreGallagher sees more broker mergers coming
January 30, 2012
J.K. WallThe Carmel office of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. just made its sixth acquisition in five years, and it expects looming changes
to tax and health laws to produce even more chances to snap up benefits brokers this year.
MoreBrokers' hopes dashed by feds
December 5, 2011
J.K. WallThe Obama administration on Friday let stand an earlier rule that said brokers’ fees will have to count toward a 15-percent
to 20-percent cap on administrative expenses placed on insurance plans by the 2010 health overhaul.
MoreBrokers get hope on commissions
November 28, 2011
J.K. WallThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners passed a resolution Nov. 22 that urges Congress and the Obama administration
to exclude benefits brokers’ commissions from the new requirement that insurers spend only 15 percent to 20 percent
of the premiums they collect on administration and profits.
MoreFew employers say they'll drop health coverage
November 21, 2011
J.K. WallFew employers in Indiana say they’re likely to drop health benefits after state insurance exchanges are formed in 2014,
according to a new survey by the health benefits firm Mercer.
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Do we add (or subtract) these from the bounty we recieve from RTWFL, Daylight Savings Time, corporate tax giveaways, and the crack job IEDC is doing?? Or is Mike going to blame these on Mitch?
Who makes Tater Tots? They would be a good sponsor, because $3 Million for the alleged "Greatest Spectacle In Racing" is taters. Tiny, tiny taters. But at least they are making up something of the losses accumulated over the years in this dying sport. Buttock in seat is certainly not doing it, nor eyeball on TV, as evidenced by the lack of both.
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