Healthcare Focus: Expansion of Minnesota Care will not cut medical costs | News

Our Minnesota legislators are currently at work in St. Paul. One of the issues they are considering is an expansion of Minnesota Care. Minnesota Care came into being in 1992 to help provide health insurance for those earning too much to be on Medicaid but earning less than 200 percent of the federal poverty guideline. (The federal poverty guideline is currently about $29,160 for an individual and about $49,720 for a family of three.) Taking into account the cost of food, housing, clothing and transportation, there is no money left over for health insurance at that level of income .

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How to Choose the Best Vision Insurance for Employee Benefits

Vision care is an integral part of a healthy lifestyle. A person only gets 1 pair of eyes, and at least 61% of the US adult population needs some sort of corrective lenses.

Without vision insurance, each routine eye exam can cost around $100. After that, a decent pair of glasses or contacts can cost a person upwards of another $100-$200.

Between the sizes of the provider networks, to monthly premiums, coverage details, and more, vision insurance shopping can be daunting. This is especially the case for professionals who manage employee benefits who are trying to take care of a

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Are You Prepared for Russian Ransomware?

Recently, a health network in Pennsylvania was hacked by a Russian ransomware gang called BlackCat.

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BlackCat attacked a physician practice in Pennsylvania, but did not disrupt healthcare operations.

A ransomware payment was demanded, but refused by the healthcare system.

Sensitive information was accessed and the health system revealed the attack itself.

Is your practice prepared for a potential attack?

Does your staff know how to respond to a demand for

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5 Things to Discuss with Your Spouse Before Estate Planning

If you are married and considering doing your estate plan, there are some discussions you should have with your spouse.

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If you and your spouse are considering doing your estate plan, we recommend that you discuss the following items:

  1. How do you want your money and assets handled if one of you dies? Do you want any restrictions? Are you worried about your spouse remarrying and being influenced by the
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Is the FTC Banning Non-Competes?

Earlier this month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a rule that will ban many non-compete agreements throughout the country if it is enacted.

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Non-compete agreements are agreements that prevent employees from working in certain industries following employment with their current employer. They are often limited by geographic scope and time.

For example, a non-compete clause may prevent a physician from working in the medical field for one year following …

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Healthcare and Data Tracking – Rickard & Associates

Recently, Facebook’s parent company Meta was fined by the European Union regarding its privacy policies and advertisement targeting.

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The recent decision in the EU may impact how Meta operates in the United States.

The ruling found that Meta violated the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which provides individuals with the right to reject the collection and processing of personal data for advertisement targeting.

Meta plans on appealing to the ruling.

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Legal Documents for Your Graduating Senior

If you are a parent with a child who will graduate from high school soon, now is a good time to start planning what documents the child will need moving forward.

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If you have a child who recently turned 18, you need to start thinking about the potential legal implications and how best to protect your child’s interests. Estate planning is not always about planning for death, but it is

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Do They Work? Be taught Why Digital Coaching is the New Development •

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Have you ever seen how weight reduction apps are taking up the digital coaching world? It appears loopy to commerce your fitness center membership and private coach for a easy app, proper?

However is it, although?

Digital coaching isn’t solely simply as efficient as in-person coaching, however with a weight reduction app, you get a completely complete well being & wellness program multi functional place. Prepare with kickoff, and I personally will present you why this weight reduction app and my very own private coaching program

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