OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a $2.1 million settlement against two companies, Shared Health Alliance, Inc. (SHA) and Alliance for Shared Health (ASH), to resolve allegations that they offered and deceptively advertised sham health insurance and violated insurance regulations that protect consumers. ASH, a nonprofit corporation that purported to be a healthcare sharing ministry (HCSM), created, operated, and sold unauthorized health insurance through its for-profit administrative vendor, SHA. An investigation by the California Department of Justice (DOJ) found that ASH and SHA advertised their plans as the equivalent of standard health insurance when in reality, the…
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Reminding employees about their mental health benefits reduces stigma and improves engagement
Promoting mental health awareness and benefit use within the workplace has come a long way over the past two decades, but for many, a stigma still remains that prevents them from seeking care. As the effects of unacknowledged and untreated conditions on businesses become more apparent, employers have a chance to become a mouthpiece for change.
Approximately 75% of employees have dealt with an issue that affected their mental health, according to the American Heart Association. Whether stemming from personal or professional factors, the toll of these struggles is widespread within the workplace, with being untreated mental health conditions costing…
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What is the best health insurance?
Let’s face it, health insurance is a confusing topic. Nobody seems to understand it, but yet many people see the value in having it.
What is the best health insurance to have and what features of a health insurance plan are most important? Very common questions to have, and as an insurance agent I come across these types of questions quite frequently.
When finding a quote for health insurance, whether it be for a group or just yourself as an individual,…
Physicians Say Health Insurer Prior Authorization Is Rising And So Are Care Delays
The American Medical Association, which is pushing in Washington for health insurance reforms of … [+] prior authorization, released March 13, 2023 a new survey of 1,000 practicing physicians showing such requirements lead to “to unnecessary waste and avoidable patient harm.”
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Physician complaints about prior authorization – the vehicle that requires them to get approval from a health insurer before performing a procedure – is on the rise along with treatment delays that could harm patient health outcomes.
The complaints come as physicians generally have less autonomy than they are used to and doctors are worried about the increasing…
The Biden administration is asking employers to give more help to workers who are losing Medicaid
(AP) – The Biden administration on Thursday asked employers to give workers who lose Medicaid coverage more time to sign up for health insurance through their jobs.
Medicaid is the state- and federally funded program that covers health care costs for people with low incomes. States have resumed checks for Medicaid eligibility this year after pausing the practice during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Federal officials have estimated that about 3.8 million people who lose Medicaid coverage may qualify for health insurance through their employers, which is how most people in the US get coverage.
Employers typically give people 60 days to…
Exclusion of migrant farm workers from public health insurance puts Nova Scotia agriculture at risk, advocates say
Isabel InclanSpecial to Saltwire Network
Amidst the worsening labor crunch in Nova Scotia’s agriculture sector, the government’s exclusion of many migrant workers from public health insurance potentially puts more than 1,600 farm workers and the agri-food supply at risk, advocates warn.
Migrant advocates say that the provincial government’s “deliberate policy” excludes migrant workers from public health insurance, leaving them vulnerable.
Unlike provinces such as Ontario or Quebec, where migrants in the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program are covered by public health upon arrival, farm workers in Nova Scotia must wait 12 months to be covered by the province’s Medical Services Insurance…
Beyond cash: California repairs task force’s report stuffed with goodies
Paying cash to descendants of enslaved people is just the beginning of the California Reparations Task Force’s ambitious progressive vision.
Embedded in the panel’s 1,100-page report is a veritable leftist to-do list that includes: universal health insurance for Black residents, a guaranteed basic income, free college tuition, “forgivable” interest-free loans to small businesses and erasing interest debt on unpaid child support.
That’s not all. The report now before the state Legislature also recommends ending policing of nuisance violations such as public urination, allowing Black LGBTQ youth to receive confidential “mental health care” without parental permission, and adopting “rent caps” in…
Johnny Knoxville says the Jackass cast was once ‘uninsurable’
Johnny Knoxville knows that he’s lucky to be alive — and so does his insurance company.
Asked if he is an insurance agent’s worst nightmare during a Vanity Fair lie detector interview, the fifty-two year old stunt performer and Jackass star attempted a lie: “No,” he said, before looking towards the lie detector operator. “Does that sound true?”
After receiving a firm headshake, Knoxville fessed up. “Okay,” he admits. “You got me, I am.”
Knoxville has sprained, torn and broken many body parts over the course of his career. Alongside the rest of the Jackass cast members, he spent years…