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Blue Cross and UMMC Reach an Agreement
December 16th, 2022
UMMC, BCBSMS REACH AGREEMENT JACKSON, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) and Blue Cross & Blue Shield ofMississippi (Blue Cross) have reached an agreement. Effective December 15, 2022, all UMMC facilities, physicians and other individual Professional Providersare fully participating Network Providers for all Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial health plans, includingthe Federal […]
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Notice of Proposed Rule for Independent Contractors
October 13th, 2022
The Department of Labor is proposing updated rules for independent contractors. These rules will be most similar to how they were set up under the Obama administration. Here’s what our attorneys at Maynard Cooper had to say about it. “DOL’s approach to determining independent contractor status has been a bit of a swinging pendulum, depending […]
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Employee Retention Tax Credit
July 6th, 2022
Up to $26,000 per employee We are seeing employers not optimizing their ERC potential. Unfortunately, many employers have often been provided inaccurate or incomplete information regarding the ERC. In some cases, these employers have even been told they are not eligible for the ERC at all when they in fact are eligible. Some employers have already […]
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Evaluating Employers
July 5th, 2022
These forms are designed for certain employer types to evaluate them on benefits strategies best suited for them. 50+ employees – The focus is on larger employers that are self-insured or are beginning to consider it as a possibility. It also evaluates on some best practices and benchmarking for keeping claims down and staying competitive […]
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Individual Products
May 11th, 2022
Individuals looking for certain types of coverage often have many hoops to jump through and questionnaires to fill out. Below are links to our preferred easy individual products. Please let us know if we can answer questions for you. UHC’s Golden Rule short term health plan – These plans are a great option for coverage […]
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Creative Employee Benefits for Schools
April 11th, 2022
Quality Insurance OptionsWe are not tied to one insurance carrier. This allows us to be competitive for our schools in the marketplace. We are able to negotiate with the most desired carriers in the state. Often, we can produce quotes on products like dental and vision insurance WITH NO INFORMATION. Quality ServiceWhen your staff needs […]
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CGB Census Template
April 11th, 2022
Please click on the download button to begin filling out your employee census.
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Blue Cross and UMMC Dispute
April 1st, 2022
Please click below to read an important letter from Blue Cross.
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Medicare Part D Notice
October 15th, 2021
Don’t forget to send out your Medicare Part D Notice! Need a model notice to go off of? Click the link below: https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Prescription-Drug-Coverage/CreditableCoverage/Model-Notice-Letters
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