Healthcare Technology: Phasing in a New Era of Care
October 12, 2021

“11 Ways the Integration Business Will Change This Decade” is a wide-ranging analysis by NSCA board members of the future of integration, originally published in the special Pivot to Profit+ section of the Q3 2021 edition of our quarterly trade journal, Integrate. This column discusses the evolution of healthcare technology. Expectations of healthcare customers will Read the full article…
Company Wellness Plans: Do They Save You Money?
March 17, 2015

With the requirements of the Affordable Care Act (and many small businesses having to purchase group insurance for the first time), many companies are now employing wellness programs. There are two types of programs – which one saves the most money? Read the full article…
2013 Tax Changes for Businesses
February 17, 2014

Here are some tax changes that integration firm owners need to know about for 2013 … Read the full article…
The Affordable Care Act Promise
November 15, 2013

The latest in the rollout of the Affordable Care Act and what it means for you as an individual and as an employer/small-group policy… If you have an individual or small-group policy, you NEED to read this blog to understand the questions you should be asking about the Affordable Care Act, and the additional information Read the full article…
Is 29.5 the Answer?
October 11, 2013
The long awaited national healthcare program, Obamacare, is finally upon us. Many companies have already made plans to either a.) stay the course b.) reduce the number of full-time employees, or c.) simply calculate the costs associated with providing medical insurance and add that amount to wages as they discontinue offering this through their business. Read the full article…
The Delay of the Employer Mandate
July 12, 2013
Last week a pivotal moment in the history of Obamacare occurred – the employer mandate was postponed for one year. NSCA has heard from some if its members asking what they should do and what this means to them. Keep reading… Only if you are a business with 50 or more employees does this ruling Read the full article…
Start Planning Now for 2014
May 17, 2013

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) has generated many questions from our industry members. I wanted to share some examples of these great questions and use them to explain why advanced prepping for 2014 and beyond is necessary. Employers who intend to keep offering health coverage for their employees have asked (or thought Read the full article…
January 4, 2013
At the Last Minute… We’ve all been guilty of waiting until the last minute to complete a task – it could be because of laziness, other priorities, needing more information, waiting for others, but over the last two weeks, we saw waiting until the last minute at its finest. Congress technically failed to pass legislation Read the full article…
Moving Forward
November 9, 2012
ongratulations to President Obama, 435 Representatives, 33 Senators, 11 governors, 6000 state legislators, and thousands of local city council reps, mayors, school boards who won this past Tuesday – there was a lot on the line. Over the past two months NSCA has detailed specific issues that systems integrators should be concerned about, and now Read the full article…