Are you interested in CoverTN for your employees? If so, you better hurry! Open enrollment closes on October 31, 2010. Don’t know what CoverTN is? [Read more...]
5-Year Plan To A Slimmer Tennessee
September 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen, along with Tennessee State Health Commissioner Susan Cooper, unveiled a nutrition and activity plan last week that offers guidance to reduce the state’s obesity problem. [Read more...]
Change to Medicare Enrollment Periods
September 10, 2010 By 4 Comments
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a major change to Medicare Enrollment Periods beginning January 1, 2011. [Read more...]
2009 Health Savings Account (HSA) Guidelines
August 21, 2010 By 2 Comments
The Internal Revenue Service recently released adjusted guidelines for 2009 Health Savings Account (HSA) contributions. While the guidelines haven’t changed much from 2008, they did move in a positive direction for HSA owners. [Read more...]
Medicare Doughnut Hole Discount Program
May 7, 2010 By 1 Comment
Medicare has unveiled a new program designed to offer discounts to Medicare beneficiaries that have hit the doughnut hole of their prescription drug plan. [Read more...]
Cigna Accelerates Coverage to Young Adults
April 27, 2010 By 2 Comments
With the recent passage of Healthcare Reform, changes are coming to all individuals and families that maintain health insurance. [Read more...]
Childhood Obesity Rate Drops
February 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
One of the factors leading to higher health insurance premiums is obesity. For decades Tennesseans have been fighting the “battle of the bulge.” It looks like we may finally be winning the battle. [Read more...]
2010 Medicare Changes
January 25, 2010 By 1 Comment
Here’s a quick overview of changes that went into effect for Medicare beneficiaries effective January 1, 2010. [Read more...]
Congress Extends COBRA
January 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) provided premium subsidy and additional election opportunities for health benefits under COBRA through December 31, 2009. [Read more...]
2010 HSA Cost of Living Adjustments
July 29, 2009 By 1 Comment
The Internal Revenue Service has issued Revenue Procedure 2009-29, announcing the indexed high deductible health plan (HDHP) and health savings account (HSA) amounts for 2010. [Read more...]