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Exclusive Ohio Council Members-Only Webinar: How Outsourcing Can Change the Trajectory of Your Business
The Ohio Council is excited to invite you to an exclusive members-only webinar, presented by IronRoad, titled “How Outsourcing Can Transform the Trajectory of Your Business” on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM.
Join Billy Southerland, CEO of IronRoad, for an insightful, game-changing discussion on how outsourcing can fuel growth and transform your business. This interactive session will dive deep into the key advantages of partnering with a Professional Employer Organization (PEO) like IronRoad, helping you unlock new opportunities for efficiency, cost control, and leadership strength. The buying power and long-term partnerships that are fostered with our strategic partners are some of the advantages with IronRoad employee benefit solutions. Due to benchmark management, our self-insured health care plans are statistically creditable, making your health care rates predictable year after year.
Why Should You Attend?
- Discover the Power of Outsourcing: Learn how it can accelerate your business growth.
- Gain Transparency: See how outsourcing provides clarity and enhances decision-making within your organization.
- Unlock Robust HR Support: Access critical HR resources that will simplify your operations and strengthen your team.
- Leverage IronRoad’s Servant Leadership: Understand how IronRoad’s client-first approach and PEO partnerships pave the way for long-term success.
Key Benefits of Partnering with IronRoad:
- Group Buying Power – Access competitive pricing without the need for an association.
- Long-Term Cost Control – Manage costs with precision and foresight.
- Complete Administration – Let us handle the details so you can focus on growth.
- Self-Funded Pricing with Fully-Insured Plans – Enjoy predictable health care rates year after year, backed by benchmark management.
Who Should Attend? This webinar is designed for Ohio Council members, especially senior leaders, and decision-makers, who are eager to learn how outsourcing can streamline operations, enhance leadership, and drive organizational success.
Don’t miss this opportunity to explore how outsourcing can reshape your business’s future.
Reserve your spot today and get ready for an hour packed with actionable insights and transformative ideas! |
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An Industrial Chemical is Showing Up in Fentanyl in the U.S., Troubling Scientists
An industrial chemical used in plastic products has been cropping up in illegal drugs from California to Maine, a sudden and puzzling shift in the drug supply that has alarmed health researchers.
Its name is bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl) sebacate, commonly abbreviated as BTMPS. The chemical is used in plastic for protection against ultraviolet rays, as well as for other commercial uses.
In an analysis released Monday, researchers from UCLA, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and other academic institutions and harm reduction groups collected and tested more than 170 samples of drugs that had been sold as fentanyl in Los Angeles and Philadelphia this summer. They found roughly a quarter of the drugs contained BTMPS.
The PubChem database lists a number of possible hazards associated with BTMPS, including skin irritation and eye damage. People who use drugs have said that BTMPS can smell like bug spray or plastic and have reported blurred vision, nausea and coughing after ingesting it. One told researchers that “it smelled so bad I could barely smoke it.” The UCLA and NIST researchers warned that “with such a sudden and sustained prevalence in the drug supply, users are at risk of repeated, ongoing exposures, which may compound health effects.” |
Biden Administration Blocks Two Private Sector Enrollment Sites From ACA Marketplace
Federal regulators have blocked two private sector enrollment websites from accessing consumer information through the federal Obamacare marketplace, citing “anomalous activity.” The unusual step comes as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is under the gun to curb unauthorized enrollment and switching of Affordable Care Act plans by rogue agents. The agency received more than 200,000 complaints in the first six months of the year about such actions.
CMS said in a written statement that it had suspended the two sites — Benefitalign and Inshura — “while the anomalous activity is researched to ensure the EDE partners are in compliance with CMS data standards.” EDE stands for “enhanced direct enrollment” and refers to websites approved to integrate with healthcare.gov. In a separate development, the two websites, which insurance brokers use instead of the federal healthcare.gov site to enroll clients in Affordable Care Act plans, are mentioned in an ongoing civil lawsuit filed by attorneys representing consumers and agents who claim they’ve been harmed by enrollment schemes.
Until last month, agents using the approved private sector enrollment sites could access consumer information via healthcare.gov with only a name, birth date, and state of residence. CMS now requires three-way calls among agents, consumers, and the healthcare.gov helpline when agents new to a policy try to make a change. Many legitimate insurance agents are urging an additional fix used widely by state Obamacare enrollment systems: requiring two-factor authentication before consumer information can be accessed or changed by agents. |
NPR Exclusive: U.S. Overdose Deaths Plummet, Saving Thousands of Lives
For the first time in decades, public health data shows a sudden and hopeful drop in drug overdose deaths across the U.S. National surveys compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention already show an unprecedented decline in drug deaths of roughly 10.6 percent. That's a huge reversal from recent years when fatal overdoses regularly increased by double-digit percentages. Some researchers believe the data will show an even larger decline in drug deaths when federal surveys are updated to reflect improvements being seen at the state level, especially in the eastern U.S. Experts attribute the decline to expanded access to overdose-reversal drugs and greater awareness by drug users themselves on how to deal with overdoses.
However, after years of wrenching drug deaths that seemed all but unstoppable, some researchers, front-line addiction workers, members of law enforcement, and people using street drugs voiced caution about the apparent trend, they say it is too early to declare victory. |
Lunch and Learn CEU Opportunities for the Behavioral Health Workforce
CareSource has partnered with the Montgomery County ADAMHS Board to offer “lunch and learn” CEU opportunities for the Behavioral Health workforce. A special thank you to our very own CareSource experts who will be sharing their knowledge and experience on different topics.
Registration is now available for new fall sessions. All sessions are FREE and offer 1 CEU (through the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board). These CEUs can also be used for Nursing credits through the Ohio Nursing Board. (The Ohio Board of Nursing will accept a continuing education activity that has been approved by a board or an agency that regulates a health care profession or related discipline in Ohio including the Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board. Information regarding continuing education requirements is available on the OBN website here.)
Social Determinants of Health - September 19
Introduction to the Risk-Need-Responsivity Model – October 15 at 12:00pm
101 Introduction to Inclusive Language – November 14 at 12:00pm
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