How Small Businesses Can Persevere Through a Recession with Commercial Insurance

Economists are debating whether America is currently in, or headed towards, a recession. Regardless of the answer, it's clear that there has been an economic downturn.   Our 2023 whitepaper - "How Small Businesses Can Persevere Through a Recession" was created to help small business owners and decision makers navigate these tough times. It focuses…

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How Small Businesses Can Persevere Through a Recession

How Small Businesses Can Persevere Through a Recession With Group Insurance

The economy has changed a lot over the last few years, so we created a free resource to help you understand the best practices for navigating your small business through a recession or economic downturn.   If your business has the right approach, and the right resources, it’s possible to weather the storm and even…

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Insurance Coverage for Anorexia Treatment & Eating Disorders

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week is from February 23rd to March 1st, and we feel it’s essential that we shed light on this important topic. After all, according to the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), 30 million Americans struggle with eating disorders, such as anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating. This is an overwhelming amount of…

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Is Your Business’ Health Coverage Considered Minimum Value?

If you have 30 or more full-time employees, the IRS considers you an “applicable large employer”. And are required to follow specific requirements when it comes to offering health insurance to your employees. One of these requirements is that you provide your employees with health coverage that meets what is known as the minimum value,…

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Workers Compensation Audit Compliance

If you own a business, you know how important it is to have workers' compensation insurance to protect both you and your employees. In fact, it’s generally required that you have this type of insurance. But this type of insurance can seem complicated, because there are a lot of rules and regulations surrounding it. For…

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Stressed About Finding A Medicare Plan? Let EZ Help You

Turning 65 can feel like hitting a milestone. At this point in your life, you’ve lived a long life and made a lot of memories and are looking forward to making more! And one of the best ways to keep going strong is to have a good insurance plan that will protect your health. Fortunately,…

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Can I Get Treatment for My Eating Disorder with Medicare?

Many people think eating disorders only affect young or even middle-aged adults, but not older adults. Unfortunately, this is not the case: eating disorders don’t simply go away with age. But it is only in more recent times that there has been recognition of eating disorders in older adults, and now the National Eating Disorders…

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Republicans Push to Raise Social Security & Medicare Eligibility Age To 70

Americans are living longer, and this has meant not only an increase in the population of older adults, but also a financial strain on Social Security and Medicare. To combat this, Republicans put forward a plan to raise the eligibility age of Social Security and Medicare to 70. But there are those who have reservations…

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Medicare & Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programs

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is a scary diagnosis. It can mean a significant reduction in your quality of life, and there is unfortunately no cure for the condition. But there is some hope: elderly people who partake in pulmonary rehabilitation programs can see a significantly improved quality of life. The rehab program will…

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Will Medicare Cover Your Home Health Care?

Americans spent more than $129.1 billion on home health services in 2022. With home health care being so expensive it’s important to have all of the facts. For example, if you’re on Medicare and the need arises for home health care, will you be covered? What services will be covered? What won’t be covered? All of…

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What Are We Getting Wrong About Anxiety?

Anxiety sucks. When it rears its ugly head, it can take over all of your mental space. And even give you some pretty distressing physical symptoms. It can interfere with the way you live, work, and socialize. So it’s only natural that if you’re living with anxiety, you probably curse the dreaded condition. And you…

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This New Year, Get Comfy, Mindful, and Organized with Some Ideas from Our Scandinavian Friends

2023 is here! Hmm, are we comfortable with that? I mean, who else still feels like it’s 2003? Or maybe it’s just us…but at any rate, with the new year - and the winter - stretching out ahead of us, you might be thinking about comfort, and about getting things around you cozy and organized. …

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Does Medicare Cover Cosmetic or Reconstructive Surgery?

It’s no secret that cosmetic surgery is popular in this country - and it’s been increasing in popularity with older adults in particular. Understandably, many older adults want to look good and feel good about themselves. Which is probably why Americans aged 55 and up accounted for nearly 4.2 million cosmetic procedures in 2020. And…

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Can You Outgrow ADHD?

It is estimated that around 4 to 5% of U.S. adults are living with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. But, with that being said, it’s thought that many adults who have this condition don’t actually get diagnosed or treated for it, which means there may be more people who have ADHD than we are aware of. …

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Women: Are You Dealing with Low Libido? There Might Be a Surprising Reason Behind It

Not in the mood? Hey, we’ve all been there. Sometimes you really do have a headache, right? But if you’re consistently feeling like you’re not in the mood - that you’re struggling with low libido - there are probably reasons behind that. Some of them could be psychological or emotional, but there’s also a chance…

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What You Need to Know about Cervical Health

January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, so it’s time to talk about that dreaded subject: cervical cancer. Did you know that each year more than 14,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer, which only has a 66% five-year survival rate? Yet this disease is actually preventable through vaccination and appropriate…

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Is Breakfast Really the Most Important Meal of the Day When It Comes to Your Weight?

How many times have we heard it? Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. By now, probably about as many times as we’ve heard people dispute that old saying! Nutrition-wise, it’s probably not so true. But when it comes to our weight? Well, things are a little more complicated. There’s been a lot…

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What Health Insurance Protections Are There for Domestic Abuse Survivors?

On average, nearly 20 people are physically abused by an intimate partner every minute in the United States. This equates to almost 10 million people each year suffering domestic abuse. The sad reality is that many people in this situation feel like there’s no way out. And feel that they can’t manage alone or start…

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