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Don’t Shoot the Messenger: Your Medical Premiums Are Going Up

In your role as an insurance broker, you often have to deliver news that your clients might not want to hear – like "your premiums are going up." Our recent blog post on premium ...

Health Care Reform: Cost Sharing Scenarios for Dental Benefits

By: Kate Ranta on 1/24/14 15:37

What is the Affordable Care Act's impact on cost sharing between employers and employees? The ACA establishes limits on how much a family can pay out-of-pocket for this Essential ...

ACA and Dental Coverage: The Basics

By: Alissa Gavrilescu on 10/9/13 11:03

As a licensed insurance agent and broker, you can create added value for your clients by navigating them through the healthcare reform confusion.

Private Exchanges: 3 Tips for Aligning with the Right One

By: Alissa Gavrilescu on 10/4/13 11:24

Private exchanges. Where do they fit in with your business and within the health care reform puzzle?

October 1st is Here and So Are Exchanges. Now What?

By: Alissa Gavrilescu on 10/1/13 10:00

October 1st is here and so are exchanges. Now what?

5 Health Care Reform Dates to keep in mind

Guest Blogger David Albertson: Brokers Can Play Key Role in Exchanges

By: Kate Ranta on 9/20/13 12:11

Editorial note: Solstice is thrilled to have David Albertson, Editorial Director of Employee Benefit Adviser and Employee Benefit News, as a guest blogger. Check out his piece on ...

Ancillary Benefits: How the ACA Impacts Dental and Vision Plans

By: Alissa Gavrilescu on 9/16/13 11:40

The winds of change are upon us. As federal and state exchange mandates unfold, the impact to medical benefits is becoming clearer. But what about dental and vision plans? How ...

5 Health Care Reform Dates Every Broker and Business Needs to Know

By: Erica Laceria on 8/23/13 16:43

Health Care Reform is hard to keep on top of. Between recent shifts in dates and deadlines, it can be difficult to keep track of what you an insurance broker and your client's ...

Solstice Marketplace Making Headlines

By: Kate Ranta on 8/13/13 11:22

The Institute for HealthCare Consumerism (IHC) has spotlighted the Solstice Marketplace on its website! Check out what we had to say about ways our private exchange can help ...

Affordable Care Act: What You Need to Know

By: Kate Ranta on 4/30/13 11:26

Solstice knows our valued brokers likely have questions and concerns about their roles in the industry with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) being here to ...

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