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Control Your Loss Experience to Lower Your Premiums

Control Your Loss Experience to Lower Your Premiums

All of us have experienced the terms “mitigating” and “managing” used interchangeably with respects to claims. For the purpose of this article and from an insurance perspective, in my opinion, the two have very different meanings. Mitigating applies to before the...
Air Ambulance

Air Ambulance

There have been many articles written on air ambulance bills recently, and this media spotlight is much needed and overdue. Historically, this service has been an issue, and unfortunately continues to be a problem as the cost for this service continues to soar....
Organ Transplants – An Exposure of Concern?

Organ Transplants – An Exposure of Concern?

For those that have experienced an organ transplant either as a patient or loved one, you know firsthand the emotional roller coaster this can be – from the onset of being diagnosed to a recipient. While most patients can be candidates, in some cases difficult medical...
Workers Compensation vs. Health Insurance

Workers Compensation vs. Health Insurance

By Joseph Dore, President, USBenefits Insurance Services, LLC On occasion, employers and/or employees may be unsure if an injury or illness (injury) can be considered work related.* The short definitions for the two insurance products are: Workers’ compensation...
Commentary: No Surprises Act

Commentary: No Surprises Act

USBenefits Insurance Services (USB) was recently asked if, and how, the No Surprises Act (NSA) impacts stop-loss coverage. It is our assessment that the responsibility of managing claims in accordance with the NSA falls upon the employer’s Third-Party Administrator...