By Katie Lannan State House News Service BOSTON — A day after one state agency announced health care cost growth had been limited to 1.6 percent in 2017, another state authority on Thursday approved a rate schedule calling for an...

Open enrollment can be a complicated process, especially if decisions surrounding the employee benefits plan selections are delayed. To make matters more interesting, there are legal changes affecting the design and administration of benefits for plan years beginning on or...

In mid-October, you’ll have a chance to make key changes to your healthcare coverage under Medicare. Dan Caplinger (TMFGalagan) Sep 10, 2018 at 8:34AM Most Americans turn to Medicare after their 65th birthdays to give them the assistance they need...

Health Insurance Open Enrollment Are you missing out by ignoring your open enrollment period? This isn’t just a time to change your health insurance (but checking into your options for switching policies is always smart). Open enrollment gives you a...

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) expanded health insurance coverage in part by prohibiting discrimination against people with pre-existing conditions and offering subsidies to low-income people purchasing through newly-created exchanges on the individual insurance market. In this analysis, we use publicly-available...

With interest rates on the rise and loan volume declining, mortgage professionals need to consider new options to generate leads. One of the most cost-effective ways to generate new business can be through a call center – if the call...

When Google introduced Google Duplex, its AI assistant designed to speak like a human, the company showed off how the average person could use the tech to save time making reservations and whatnot. What wasn’t touched on was the possibility...

The days of lamenting the dinnertime telemarketing call seem to have faded, but as communication technology ? particularly cell phone and smartphone usage ? has become ubiquitous, advertisers have found new avenues to advertise to their customers. With the advent...

Ringless voicemail: Florida breaks ground with new law. The phone never rings. But somehow you have a voicemail. It’s a business selling something, even though you’re on the Do Not Call list. Is that legal? Not in Florida as of July...

Given their experiences with them, customers may believe (or at least hope) that call centers are a thing of the past. When asked to describe call center experiences, many customers share stories about rudeness, unhelpful attendants or employees who sounded...