Give Workers Some Fun Walking Off Their Fat
Every day seems to bring more hand-wringing about the expanding American waistline. Thanks to our fat-laden diets and largely sedentary lifestyle, we’re heavier and more out-of-shape than ever. And all that weight is a heavy burden on American businesses that pay some portion of their employees’ health care costs. But how do you encourage workers to take better care of themselves? Multipronged wellness programs have become a staple of large corporations’ benefit plans, offering everything from...
Read MoreYour Personal Guide to Indiana Health Coverage
Indiana health coverage is available through several channels. If you don’t get health insurance through your employer, you can contact an agent and purchase your own policy. Individual coverage, family coverage, as well as small and large business coverage are all available. THROUGH THE STATE If you don’t make much money, or have a serious medical condition such as end stage renal failure or AIDS, check for Indiana health coverage through the state. There is a high risk pool that provides affordable coverage...
Read MoreExploring the Types of Health Insurance Indiana
Health insurance Indiana comes in several different types of policies. Each of them shares similarities, even though there are features that set them apart. SIMILARITIES Each different policy for health insurance Indiana has similar characteristics. For example, each policy will have a premium. This is, basically, your monthly bill for medical insurance. It keeps up your end of the contract between you and your insurance company so that the provider continues to pay its share of your medical care. Another...
Read MoreCHEAP HEALTH INSURANCE INDIANA
To find cheap health insurance Indiana, you need to find an insurance provider who can comparison shop on your behalf. Of course, you can do the “legwork” by calling each of the major health insurance providers in the country. You can select an agent at each company, and give each one your information and contact number. When that agent thinks he has found you a policy for cheap health insurance Indiana, he’ll call you back with the information. The agents are good with follow-up calls, too. Each of...
Read MoreFive Health Reform Dates to Watch in 2012
Health reform had a big year in 2010, when it passed Congress and a slew of consumer-friendly provisions came online. And it’ll have another big year in 2014. That’s when the individual mandate kicks in, pre-existing conditions end and Medicaid expands to cover 16 million more Americans. But 2012 won’t be all quiet on the health-care front: The Obama administration is laying a policy foundation for 2014, while health reform opponents try to stop the law altogether. Here are five key dates to mark on your...
Read More2012 HSA Changes: What You Need to Communicate
The New Year is now just weeks away and with it will come the phone calls and emails from your clients asking about the new contribution limits for health savings accounts (HSA). This year, get out ahead of the inquirers and send a link to this article to your clients who have HSAs. They will thank you for it. For the past two years HSA contribution limits have remained static with the single contribution set at $3,050; $6,150 for families, and an additional $1,000 catch-up contribution for those 55, and older....
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