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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Automation Without Accurate Data Is Just Expensive Chaos
SHN THOUGHT LEADERSHIP · SHNINC.ORG Automation Without Accurate Data Is Just Expensive Chaos By Anne Glorioso, CEO · Solidarity Health Network, Inc. · Cleveland, Ohio The healthcare industry is racing toward automation. And honestly? Good. It’s about time. AI-powered claims systems. Electronic prior authorization. Real-time interoperability. Automated repricing. Predictive analytics. Smart provider matching. […]
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 […]
I Was Not Going to Let Them Win
I Was Not Going to Let Them Win By Anne Glorioso, CEO · Solidarity Health Network, Inc. · Cleveland, Ohio 2006, something new came along called the Retiree Drug Subsidy — RDS, for those of you playing along at home. For the uninitiated: the RDS program was a federal subsidy available to employers and plan […]
The Medigap Crisis We Helped Create
The Medigap Crisis We Helped Create By Alexandra Szczepaniak, Chief Operating Officer | Solidarity Health Network Medigap Plan G premiums are up anywhere from 12% to 26% depending on your carrier and state. And our industry helped build this problem. Five years ago, a Medigap rate increase over 10% was considered unusual. Now it’s rare […]