Category Archives: HIPAA
Genetic Info and Employees – Latest Update
GINA, the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act has promulgated new regulations controlling what you — the employer — can ask employees. We’re in the process of putting together a simple summary of how this affects you, and by the time you request a copy, we should have it ready. If you’d like a copy of the [...]
More Cautions on HRA Plans
HRA plans (Health Reimbursement Arrangements) are becoming more common. In an HRA the employer typically buys a plan with a deep deductible and then reimburses employees for part of the incurred deductible. Our clients (here at BBI) use them extensively — we think they’re a great way to share risk and lower cost. But here [...]
The Trouble with Electronic Records
Lots of folks think that the biggest trouble with healthcare costs lies in the administrative cost. These folks tend to be single-payer proponents and they cite figures suggesting that because of volume of claims that would flow through a single payer, and because, by definition, a single payer means only one set of administrative forms, [...]