Cost-Saving Tips
Tips for Saving Money on Your Employee Benefits Program By Jonathan Greer, Benefits Broker, Rockridge Health Benefits Offering health benefits is a proven way to recruit and retain employees. [...]
Workers Comp
When you start a new business and hire employees, you must have a Workers Comp policy in place BEFORE you hire your first W-2 employee – it’s the law! Starting a new business? Contact [...]
In ACA, Employee Benefits, Employer Exclusion, GOP, Individual Health Insurance, Obamacare, Short-Term Health Insurance, Taxes, Trumpcare
Posted How the Tax Bill Affects Your Healthcare
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is a Presidential signature away from becoming law. What’s in it that impacts your healthcare? Here is a rundown: The law repeals the Individual Mandate starting [...]
Travel Health Insurance
Traveling outside the U.S. for an extended period of time? Your U.S. health insurance policy may not cover you. Click here to secure affordable travel health insurance. Are you in the U.S. [...]
In Doctors, Employee Benefits, Hospitals, Individual Health Insurance, Medical Groups, Saving Money, Transparency
Posted Does My Doctor Take My Insurance?
It should be easy to figure out whether your doctor takes your insurance. But as everyone knows, it rarely is. Your doctor is either in-network (meaning they take your insurance based on [...]
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Several Good Analyses of the Failure of Republican Reform Efforts
Here are several links to good stories about the failure of the Republicans to pass healthcare reform: My write-up on LinkedIn: The ACA Will Not Fail On Its Own. It Will Take Active Efforts by [...]
In ACA, GOP, Individual Health Insurance, Market Stabilization, Obamacare, Small Group Health Insurance, Trumpcare
Posted Insurance Companies Come Out Strongly Against Loosening ACA Minimum Essential Benefits Requirements
The insurance industry was largely against the ACA’s requirement that all non-grandfathered individual and small-group health insurance policies provide minimum essential benefits such as [...]
In ACA, Cost of Healthcare, GOP, Individual Health Insurance, Market Stabilization, Obamacare, Trumpcare
Posted Obamacare Exchanges Are Strengthening, Not in a “Death Spiral”
This is reality – the individual health insurance markets are generally in good shape, though in smaller states and counties, there is a serious problem of choice. Some markets are no [...]
Reactions to the Senate’s Trumpcare Bill: Jonathan Greer Quoted as Industry Expert
The Senate revealed its draconian version of Congress’ effort to weaken the Affordable Care Act yesterday. In his role as Media Chair and Spokesperson for the Golden Gate Association of [...]
Jonathan Greer Wins GGAHU’s “Out of the Box” Award for 2017
Jonathan Greer serves on the board of the Golden Gate Association of Health Underwriters GGAHU), the Bay Area’s health insurance broker trade association. Last week, his fellow board [...]