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King v. Burwell: Follow the money to Healthcare Staffing Agencies The historic ruling concerning Obamacare this week has left constitutional scholars scratching their collective heads. A mentor of mine was told me; “you can study the roots…or you can enjoy the fruits” take your pick! Despite the interest in the
Ever wanted to sell your healthcare staffing agency? There are many reasons why owners come to a point that the thought of selling their medical recruiting firm is on the table: retirement, exhaustion, debt and change of career are just a few of the reasons.
When I started my first healthcare staffing agency over two decades ago, it began in a tiny office with payroll that was funded by my prior company stock options. In our hurry to generate revenue, we were anxious to earn business from anyone that would listen to us, and populate our
Nashville, TN – Aug. 3, 2016 – Industry leading software unveils its highly anticipated version featuring its groundbreaking margin calculator and advanced pay-package along with even more features
Two of the driving tenets of the Affordable Care Act are the push for better patient outcomes and reduction of costs. Since labor spend accounts for the largest percentage of acute care expense, it is a prime target for cost cutting.
Donald Trump and Affordable Care Act As Donald Trump moves closer to becoming the Republican’s presidential candidate in the general election, there are new ramblings of what he would do to Obamacare if elected. Many arguments have been made against the continuance of this growing governmental entity, but odds
Late last year the Supreme Court decided to hear the latest legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act. One item at issue is the Act’s provision to pay health insurance companies subsidies to help offset the cost of out-of-pocket expenses for low income policyholders that purchase insurance through a government
In a prior post we discussed two areas that can greatly affect margins in the healthcare staffing world; unemployment and workers compensation. These two components of the cost of labor are directly applied to actual payroll amounts, thus decreasing the gross margin.
