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Category Archives: Life and Health Related
Hatch Introduces Legislation to Strengthen, Expand HSAs, FSAs
Provides American Workers, Retirees with Common-Sense Way of Helping Pay for Health Services WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today unveiled the Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2011, bicameral legislation … Continue reading →
Even our Government knows that quitting smoking is hard
…so they are offering some help! Please visit their site at http://www.smokefree.gov/default.aspx. Whatever stage you are in, from thinking about quitting, to trying to stay quit, they have something on the website that can help. There is also information about research … Continue reading →
Rethink Your Drink
We all know that too much of anything can be bad for you. This holds true for low-calorie drinks such as diet sodas. Studies suggest that drinking more than one soda (diet or regular) a day increases your risk of … Continue reading →
Health Reform Spawning Scams and Fraud
by Parija Kavilanz Monday, November 1, 2010 Fraud experts say health insurance scams are on the rise as criminals quickly exploit consumers’ confusion about how the new health care law changes their insurance coverage. Most of the schemes are poorly … Continue reading →
Bryan Goes to Austin: Insurance Reform Appears to be a Secondary Issue with TX Legislature
I just returned from Austin, where a group of 100 Texas insurance professionals tried to meet with as many members of the Texas Legislature as possible. The primary goal of the meetings was to offer suggestions on how to make … Continue reading →
Senate Votes Down Measures to Address Onerous 1099 Reporting Requirement
Big “I” continues to fight for full repeal of measure requiring businesses to report transactions over $600 to IRS. On Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010, the Senate voted down dueling proposals to repeal or scale back the burdensome new Form 1099 … Continue reading →
Big “I” Urges Congress to Repeal 1099 Filing Provision.
In the months following passage of the health care overhaul law, the Big “I” and others have deemed many provisions from the 2,000 plus page bill problematic, the latest of which is the new IRS Form 1099 reporting requirement for … Continue reading →
WHO DECIDES ON HEALTH CARE VALUE?
The most important element in implementing ObamaCare will be the requirement for health insurers to meet what is called a medical loss ratio. This requires health insurance plans to split the dollars they receive from insurance premiums into two buckets, … Continue reading →
The hype about Obama’s health care reform plan has died down, leaving many asking, “Where do we go from here?”.
WASHINGTON – The first stage of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul is expected to provide coverage to about 1 million uninsured Americans by next year, according to government estimates. That’s a small share of the uninsured, but in a … Continue reading →
FREE Medical Screenings
At Safe Harbor Benefits, we strive to continually offer our clients ways to save money whether it be on insurance premiums or through non-related insurance activities. Below you will find information for free medical screenings. We will post more as we … Continue reading →