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Mar 22, 20229 min read

Learning the Lingo: A Primer of Health Insurance Terms

Health Insurance Terminology for the Consumer While jargon and acronyms (or more often and accurately, initialism) are ways to increase...

Mar 8, 20222 min read

Risk Management

Why You Might Want to “Fear the Steer”

Who Would Steer You to Fill Prescriptions at Their Own Specialty Pharmacies? They Decide Your Destination We have shared multiple...

It’s No Surprise the No Surprise Act is Under Attack

Feb 24, 20223 min read

Legislative

It’s No Surprise the No Surprise Act is Under Attack

We recently wrote about the No Surprises Act (NSA) which impacts anyone paying bills for healthcare and went into effect at the start of...

Decoding & Understanding Those Dreaded Medical Bills

Feb 15, 20224 min read

Medical Billing

Decoding & Understanding Those Dreaded Medical Bills

As part of our ongoing efforts to empower readers to be better health care consumers, this entry is intended to help you untangle medical...

Jan 11, 20223 min read

Legislative

When No Surprises are a Good Surprise

One of the best “surprises” of 2022, which affects anyone paying bills for healthcare, is the “No Surprises” Act.(1) It went into effect...

Employment Trends for 2022 and How to Manage the Most Difficult One

Jan 4, 20224 min read

Human Resources

Employment Trends for 2022 and How to Manage the Most Difficult One

The pandemic’s disruption on the economy and employment has been historical in both its impact and scope. As we enter the third year of...

Dec 7, 20213 min read

Pharmacy

The Cost of Prescriptions

The Cost in Financial Terms The previous CIPKY blog addressed many issues created by Pharmacy Benefits Managers (PBMs), including the...

Nov 17, 20213 min read

Pharmacy

PBM Warnings & Ramifications

Our blogs have previously addressed how traditional Pharmacy Benefits Managers (PBMs) can increase the price of prescribed medications....

Nov 2, 20212 min read

COVID-19

Hidden Costs of COVID

The estimated death toll attributed to the COVID -19 virus is now over 700,000.(1) As of this writing, it is adding about 1,500 more...

Just How Accurate Are Those COVID Tests?

Oct 19, 20214 min read

COVID-19

Just How Accurate Are Those COVID Tests?

We have featured a couple of health bill horror stories in the past (“No Rhyme, No Reason” and “No Rhyme, No Reason, Redux”). There is...

Oct 5, 20212 min read

Legislative

What’s the 411 About 340B?

If you have recently seen articles or advocacy advertisements about a US federal drug pricing program named 340B and wondered about it,...

Aug 31, 20213 min read

Price Transparency

No Rhyme, No Reason, Redux

On July 15, 2021, we published a blog titled “No Rhyme, No Reason,” which examined some seemingly nonsensical pricing structures.(1)...

National Healthcare Legislation That May Impact You

Aug 10, 20212 min read

Pharmacy

National Healthcare Legislation That May Impact You

Our previous blog post looked at the 2021 Kentucky Legislative Session items that will impact some, if not all, healthcare consumers in...

Kentucky Healthcare Legislation That May Impact You

Aug 4, 20213 min read

Legislative

Kentucky Healthcare Legislation That May Impact You

The recently concluded 2021 Kentucky Legislative Session has a few items that will impact some, if not all, healthcare consumers in the...

ERISA Compliance and Other Priorities for Doing Kentucky Small Business Health Insurance Correctly

Jul 28, 20212 min read

Communication

ERISA Compliance and Other Priorities for Doing Kentucky Small Business Health Insurance Correctly

ERISA (The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974)(1) is a federal law that sets minimum standards for most voluntarily...

Jul 21, 20212 min read

Patient Advocacy

Fine Print Is Needed

The unique state of healthcare in the United States has seen the rise of patient advocacy groups. The well-known among these...

Jul 15, 20214 min read

Health Plan Management

No Rhyme, No Reason

There is no shortage of hospital billing horror stories circulating in the U.S. culture, with many websites, social media accounts, and...

When Dropping Below 2nd (or 3rd) Place is Progress for Your Bottom Line | Kentucky Benefits Advisors

Jun 25, 20212 min read

Risk Management

When Dropping Below 2nd (or 3rd) Place is Progress for Your Bottom Line | Kentucky Benefits Advisors

Generally, healthcare is an organization’s second or third largest line-item expense. We have all seen a variety of annual plans renew,...

When You’ve Been Fully Vaccinated | Kentucky Benefits Team

Apr 20, 20213 min read

COVID-19

When You’ve Been Fully Vaccinated | Kentucky Benefits Team

COVID-19 vaccines are effective at protecting you from getting sick. Based on what we know about COVID-19 vaccines, people who have been...

Apr 8, 20212 min read

Exploring Vision Insurance | Kentucky Benefits Advisors

According to WebMD, the eyes are the most highly developed sensory organs in your body. They report that more of your brain is dedicated...

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