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5 Things To Keep Your Business Compliant, Covered, And Saving Money - Forbes](https://blog.nonstophealth.com/does-the-aca-scare-you-5-things-to-keep-your-business-compliant-covered-and-saving-money) Michael Z. Stahl recently wrote for Forbes,** “**a [2014 survey](http://www.nsba.biz/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Health-Care-Survey-2014.pdf) by the National Small Business Association found that small employers spend an average of 13 hours or $1,274 a month just to keep up with Affordable Care Act compliance.”  [Read More ](https://blog.nonstophealth.com/does-the-aca-scare-you-5-things-to-keep-your-business-compliant-covered-and-saving-money) ![rising_trend.jpg](https://blog.nonstophealth.com/hubfs/Blog_pictures/rising_trend.jpg) Aug 2, 2016 #### [Obamacare’s Skyrocketing Premiums? Why the Sky Isn’t Falling - NEJM](https://blog.nonstophealth.com/obamacares-skyrocketing-premiums-why-the-sky-isnt-falling-nejm) Benjamin D. Sommers takes a look at why the annual Spring panic around premium increases for ACA marketplace plans is “overblown.” The fact that most increases will be reduced before open enrollment and that most consumers received premium tax credits are both cited as reasons the initial proposed increases are not a big deal. Read the full article on [The New England Journal of Medicine](http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1605913?query=featured_home&utm_campaign=KHN%3A+Daily+Health+Policy+Report&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=31934706&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-__wyAHlNe61VQ0BKirs4bK69OyEj6D3xZ7xzFnXUADeWjba1f_BL23NMB&). [Read More ](https://blog.nonstophealth.com/obamacares-skyrocketing-premiums-why-the-sky-isnt-falling-nejm) ![](http://img.scoop.it/TVGkwN-LzvtS33Y2i5KmO7nTzqrqzN7Y9aBZTaXoQ8Q=) Jul 15, 2016 #### [6 Ways To Protect Yourself Against Rising Health Care Costs - Forbes](https://blog.nonstophealth.com/6-ways-to-protect-yourself-against-rising-healthcare-costs-forbes) "With health care costs jumping in 2016, Americans should prepare for the unexpected," writes Lucy Mueller for Forbes. [Read More ](https://blog.nonstophealth.com/6-ways-to-protect-yourself-against-rising-healthcare-costs-forbes) ![](http://img.scoop.it/k4x3v74dL0Glwp44E7Ye6LnTzqrqzN7Y9aBZTaXoQ8Q=) Jul 5, 2016 #### [GOP Announces ACA Replacement Strategy - Mercer Signal](https://blog.nonstophealth.com/gop-announces-aca-replacement-strategy-mercer-signal) House Republicans released a white paper outlining their plan to provide “High Quality Health Care for All” – the GOP’s proposed approach to replace the ACA. Tracy Watts broke down the new plan for Mercer Signal. [Read More ](https://blog.nonstophealth.com/gop-announces-aca-replacement-strategy-mercer-signal) ![](http://img.scoop.it/Mf1O4n3Zgef9ZI5JXJNHCrnTzqrqzN7Y9aBZTaXoQ8Q=) Jun 24, 2016 #### [Why Do Health Costs Keep Rising? These People Know - The New York Times](https://blog.nonstophealth.com/why-do-health-costs-keep-rising-these-people-know-the-new-york-times) Robert Pear recently wrote for the New York Times, saying how "actuaries normally toil far from the limelight, but their calculations are feeding a roaring national debate over insurance premiums and the Affordable Care Act." [Read More ](https://blog.nonstophealth.com/why-do-health-costs-keep-rising-these-people-know-the-new-york-times) ![](http://img.scoop.it/SN9EPJFd7glU4jffvWL2c7nTzqrqzN7Y9aBZTaXoQ8Q=) Jun 21, 2016 #### [Americans are most anxious over unexpected expenses, survey shows - BenefitsPro](https://blog.nonstophealth.com/americans-are-most-anxious-over-unexpected-expenses-survey-shows-benefitspro) Many Americans are reporting increasing financial anxiety - and it's getting worse. - Marlene Satter, BenefitsPro. [Read More ](https://blog.nonstophealth.com/americans-are-most-anxious-over-unexpected-expenses-survey-shows-benefitspro) Jun 17, 2016 #### [More employers cutting health benefits for employees’ spouses - Benefits News](https://blog.nonstophealth.com/employers-cutting-health-benefits-for-employees-spouses) ![spouses.jpg](https://blog.nonstophealth.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_pictures/spouses.jpg?width=640&name=spouses.jpg)*Photo: Yahoo* "As plan sponsors try to reduce the costs associated with healthcare claims, many are turning to spousal surcharges or eliminating spousal coverage altogether, according to recent research from actuarial firm Conrad Siegel," writes Sheryl Smolkin, for BenefitsNews.com. [Read More ](https://blog.nonstophealth.com/employers-cutting-health-benefits-for-employees-spouses) ![](http://img.scoop.it/29y5gjZZZh3f2bXsVZfpu7nTzqrqzN7Y9aBZTaXoQ8Q=) Jun 14, 2016 #### [Top 10 Compliance Issues - Mercer Signal](https://blog.nonstophealth.com/top-10-compliance-issues) Tracy Watts writes for Mercer Signal about the top 10 Affordable Care Act compliance issues employers face, and how they can avoid these compliance pitfalls. [Read More ](https://blog.nonstophealth.com/top-10-compliance-issues) ![](http://img.scoop.it/gG7yJMcfvRrI0LLUk6bVobnTzqrqzN7Y9aBZTaXoQ8Q=) Jun 2, 2016 #### [The millennial expectation of health benefits](https://blog.nonstophealth.com/millennial-expectation-of-health-benefits) "Millennials, the growing majority in today's workforce, want benefits that pertain to them. Are you offering them?" - a question from Jeff Oldham, who wrote for Benefits Pro about what Millennials want in the workplace. [Read More ](https://blog.nonstophealth.com/millennial-expectation-of-health-benefits) ![](http://img.scoop.it/McqrnoZ8f1ePz_b7bKaPSrnTzqrqzN7Y9aBZTaXoQ8Q=) May 26, 2016 #### [Are High Out-Of-Pocket Costs Forcing Patients To Settle For Substandard Care? - Forbes](https://blog.nonstophealth.com/out-of-pocket-costs-and-substandard-care) Peter Ubel writes for Forbes about the cost-benefit decisions doctors and patients must make in the face of rising out-of-pocket healthcare costs. 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