SMALL EMPLOYER GUIDE | EMPLOYEE BENEFITS | ACA & HEALTH COVERAGE ACA Subsidies Are Shrinking. Here’s What Small Employers Can Do Right Now to Help Their People. Published by Solidarity Health Network | May 2026 | Small Employer Benefits Strategy For the past few years, enhanced ACA premium tax credits gave millions of workers — […]
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Cigna’s ACA Exit Is the Latest Domino. The Death Spiral Is Already Here
HEALTHCARE POLICY | MARKET ANALYSIS Cigna’s ACA Exit Is the Latest Domino. The Death Spiral Is Already Here. Alexandra Sczcepaniak | COO, Solidarity Health Network, Inc. | May 2026 Cigna just announced it’s exiting the ACA Marketplace at the end of 2026. 369,000 people will need to find new coverage — or go without. This […]
So… the Government Changed Everything About Health Insurance
So… the Government Changed Everything About Health Insurance. Cool, Cool, Cool. By Anne Glorioso, CEO · Solidarity Health Network, Inc. · Cleveland, Ohio If you work in ACA (Affordable Care Act) compliance, you already know last summer was A Lot. And I mean A LOT. Two massive policy actions dropped within 40 days of […]
Credentialing Isn’t Paperwork. It’s the Backbone of Your Network.
Every health plan and every provider network has a credentialing function. Not every health plan and every network has a credentialing *system* — and the difference between those two things is where most of the downstream pain in this industry comes from. Credentialing is the gate. It determines who is permitted to bill the plan, […]
If Your TPA Never Pushes Back, They’re Not Protecting You
Compliance failures rarely announce themselves. They don’t show up with warning lights and sirens. They accumulate quietly — in a dependent verification that was skipped, a plan document that drifted from what’s actually being administered, an eligibility file that hasn’t been reconciled in months. By the time a plan sponsor discovers the problem, it’s usually […]
Nearly Half of U.S. Job Seekers Are Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud: “Give Me Better Benefits!”
If you’ve been wondering why your job postings are getting ghosted harder than a bad Tinder date, here’s a clue: today’s job seekers want benefits—and they want them served hot, fresh, and better than whatever they’re currently getting.Indeed (yes, the job site, not me declaring something with flair) released a pair of reports showing that […]
When ACA Subsidies Shrink: What Small Employers Can Do to Support Their Employees in 2026
Many small employers are hearing the same concern heading into 2026: “My ACA subsidy went down — my premiums are going up — what do I do?” With subsidy reductions and higher plan costs, more employees are facing difficult decisions during open enrollment. Even if you don’t currently offer a group plan, you still have […]
Keeping Patients Safe with Pharmacogenomic (PGx) Testing
How Pharmacogenomic (PGx) Testing Is Keeping Patients Safe In healthcare, one size rarely fits all — especially when it comes to prescription drugs. Every person’s body processes medications differently, which means what works for one patient could be dangerous or ineffective for another. That’s where pharmacogenomic (PGx) testing comes in — a revolutionary tool that’s […]
ACA Premiums to Spike 30% as Open Enrollment Nears — What Employers and Consumers Should Know
Open Enrollment for Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace plans begins November 1, and early federal data show that consumers are in for a shock: premiums are set to rise by an average of 30% for 2026, according to filings reviewed by The Washington Post and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).This represents the […]