Volume 40

COVID crisis will eclipse any changes to ACA 5 Mental Health Employee Benefits Trends for 2021 Cyber Wars on the Rural Frontlines COVID crisis will eclipse any changes to ACA Changes to the ACA may be of little consequence in 2021 By Brant Couch, CIC, CPA Little has changed with Read more…

Volume 39

Contents   Tales from the Cyber War Trenches   CSI: Mayberry Hospital   Cybercrime and Benefits Plans   Tales from the Cyber War Trenches Evolving attacks do more than digital damage By Brant Couch, CIC, CPA “If we ever have to pay a ransom, I will cut my throat.” – Read more…

Volume 35

Contents   What will go wrong and how your hospital can deal with it The evolution of cyber: crime, security and insurance   Safe Patient Handling Webinar   Here we GROW again!   Have you seen this person?   What will go wrong and how your hospital can deal with Read more…

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Take the Community Hospital Insurance Coalition (CHIC) for example. With our expert support and management, more than 30 rural hospitals who have come together to own this medical stop-loss reinsurance company. They are paying less for their insurance, improving benefits program performance, and receiving their share of a significant annual surplus cash distribution (~$2.5 million since inception in 2018).