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Employee Benefits
Docs court employers with health management
May 28, 2013
J.K. WallThree years ago, the physician practice American Health Network was concerned that the boom in employer on-site clinics would
hurt its business. So it launched a program aimed at managing the health of employers’ workers. And it has come up with some
impressive results.
MoreForecast: 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.
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The Fringe! Plus, the simple fact that there are so many local faves in such close proximity to each other.
I remenber, watching the toll road, being built, through South Bend, when I was 10 years old. I believe, back then that it was estimated, that the toll road, would be paid for in 20 years and then it would be free. I am now 71, what happened? Since the power is in the people, by that, I mean that, we the people are in total control of everything. I, suggest that no one ever use the toll road again, let it go broke. We the people can control the price of everything, from groceries to gas, if we would just do it. If we don't pay the asking price, the sellers will lower the price and if we wait awhile, they will lower the price to what we accept as reasonable. I would like to know why a highway like interstate 94, is so well maintained, a much better highway, than the toll road, but has no tolls. I would also like to know why, a sitting governor, with a term limit, maximum of eight years, can lease, public property, for 75 years. Even though I have transponders in both of my trucks and will not be affected by the increase, I have been and will contine to avoid using the toll road. I make many trips from northern Indiana to Chicago, every year, and I prefer the better highway, I94!
Coming from her background,she should be used to those kinds of advances! Menard probably figured it was ok to tuck a buck!
I'm still waiting for the list of available, high quality apartments in the Village.
This criminal masquerading as a lawyer obviously has serious issues. He’s been proven by his own testimony to be a pathological liar and probably has a personality disorder as he seems to be constructing a reality around himself. He places no value on truth, honesty or loyalty as evidenced by what he has done to his clients and his own family. And by the demands and lies he has made in court, it is evident he feels entitled to do and say whatever suits his purpose and everyone else is expected to nod obediently and believe him because he is, after all, Bill Super Lawyer; or BS lawyer for short. This millionaire wanna-be no longer owns anything of value; he squandered it and put everything he had into foreclosure. He has no money, house, car, boat or vacation home left to show for what he earned or what he stole. He’s just another loser without morals who will be doing time. I’m certain all of his courtroom shenanigans are antagonizing his poor victims. As Lamar said, his behavior and claims in court have been outrageous. The judge needs to be more than concerned; he needs to be judicial and end this nonsense.