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 […]
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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 […]
Your Provider Roster Is Either Right or It’s a Problem
What ACA health plans — and the employers and brokers who work with them — need to know about provider directory rules, and why “close enough” stopped being good enough a long time ago. Let’s start with the uncomfortable truth: a lot of ACA health plans are out there right now with provider directories that […]
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 […]
Healthcare Costs Are Climbing Again. Here’s How to Get Ahead of It.
If your health plan renewal is coming up and the numbers look worse than last year, you’re not imagining it. Employers nationwide — and especially here in Ohio — are bracing for another round of significant premium increases in 2026. For many organizations, healthcare now ranks among the top two or three expense lines. That’s […]
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 […]
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 […]