February Compliance Webinar this Wednesday, February 15
Understanding Your Obligations Under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) Presidio’s February webinar will provide an overview of the rules requiring parity in treatment of mental health and substance abuse disorders, and an examination of the testing requirements under … Continue reading
Unum Exits Group Long Term Care Business
Earlier this week, Unum announced that they will no longer write new group long term care business as of 2/7/12. More information can be found here.
You’re Invited to Presidio’s Speaker Series Presentation on February 16
Join Presidio Benefits Group on February 16 when we host John Torinus, Jr, CEO of Serigraph and author of The Company that Solved Health Care. Serigraph, a company with fewer than 600 US employees, has redefined the health care experience … Continue reading
One-day work stoppage at Kaiser
On January 31, the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW), which represents approximately 4,000 Kaiser Permanente employees in California, is planing to conduct a statewide one-day work stoppage. The California Nurses Association and Local 39 Stationary Engineers will conduct a … Continue reading
Complying with HIPAA’s Privacy Rule
Presidio’s 2012 webinar series begins with a one-hour webinar that explains your obligations for maintaining privacy under HIPAA. This session meets your team’s annual HIPAA training requirement. This session will be held on January 18 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Pacific. If … Continue reading
Upcoming Webinar: Year in Review and 2012 Compliance Forecast
The pace of compliance changes remains fast and furious and 2012 promises to be a big year with the Supreme Court scheduled to hear arguments related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) in March. Join us for … Continue reading
2012 SDI Tax Rate Announced
The State of California’s Employment Development Department (EDD) has announced that the 2012 State Disability Insurance (SDI) tax rate, wage base and maximum weekly benefit will change in 2012. The SDI rate will decrease to 1.0%, the taxable wage base … Continue reading
Webinar – How and Why to Measure Productivity
Join us on Wednesday, November 16 for a webinar that will outline the methods for measuring productivity and explain how to use that information to maximize presenteeism. Register » Contact us to register for this event
Anthem Signs Multi-Year Contract with Standford Hospitals
Anthem announced that they have finalized negotiations and signed a multi-year contract with Stanford Hospital and Lucile Salter Packard. This contract will be retro effective to September 1, 2011, thus leaving no gap in coverage for covered members. Anthem is … Continue reading
2012 Benefits Limits
On October 21, 2011, the IRS released the 2012 limits for a number of benefits. The maximum annual contribution to 401(k) accounts will increase to $17,000; the catch-up contribution for those aged 50 and over will remain unchanged at $5,500. … Continue reading