Allison Bell

Covers life & annuities for ThinkAdvisor and health benefits for BenefitsPRO. RTs imply an effort to help many voices get heard. Likes="Thanks," or "Hmm."

[Allison Bell @Think_Allison]

The U.S. gladiatorial venue of the future: The No Surprises Act independent dispute resolution gateway portal:

https://t.co/VuRxBiVgfv

#nosurprisesact, #idrgateway, #independentdisputeresolution, #healthclaimgladiators

[Allison Bell @Think_Allison]

One takeaway from the new Wink annuity sales data: In the first quarter, Symetra and Nationwide went out for MYGA business.

https://t.co/PeCWhFebU4

#annuities, #myga, @winkintel

[Allison Bell @Think_Allison]

In the beautiful world of Internal Revenue Service HSA parameters... health care cost inflation is under 3%. 🙂

https://t.co/Wm5xiYz7gk

Internal Revenue Service, #happyirsnews, #inflation, #tax, #hsa, #hra, #dpc

[Allison Bell @Think_Allison]

People that you know may get into flamewars with rivals on X.

If new final federal regulations take effect as written and work as expected, self-insured employer health plans will have to sign up for a new federal independent dispute resolution registry portal (in other words: a web forum for health care system players) and duke it out with doctors and hospitals over No Surprises Act claim fights there.

https://t.co/nf7zAet0qP

#nosurprisesact #nsa #idr #popcorntime

[Allison Bell @Think_Allison]

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Life insurance has been quietly sort of in the doghouse.

Todd Buchanan wants to get it out.

https://t.co/GJXjRP9Xbp

#amerilife @AmeriLife

[Allison Bell @Think_Allison]

Pacific Guardian: A self-storage space for Meiji Yasuda's unwanted annuities, or a future annuity-issuing giant? https://t.co/5541bqmAgy #pacificguardian #meijiyasuda

[Michael J @integralmj]

@Think_Allison Interesting move, but QDIAs work because they’re simple, low-cost, and scalable. Variable annuities challenge all three.

[Allison Bell @Think_Allison]

The new DOL draft 401(k) plan alternative asset regulations could also let sponsors use variable annuities as the default investment options for the participants who don't say what they want to do with their assets.

https://t.co/PXvq1uYRmV

#401k, #dol, #ebsa, #qdia, #acli, #eric, #iri

[Allison Bell @Think_Allison]

Corebridge went and acquired a really well-known forever name:

https://t.co/Y00sYhxsoX

#corebridge, #equitable, $crbg, $eqh, #branding

[Allison Bell @Think_Allison]

Phrases suggesting that a spammy bio human made an AI help write spam:

[Brock Cheddar @BrockCheddar]

@MrZachG Great find! Thanks! 🤝

[Allison Bell @Think_Allison]

If the US military activates members of the Guard and Reserve due to events in the Middle East, benefits advisors will need to know about #USERRA, the law that governs activated workers: https://t.co/bDyEnNdjiq <Log-in wall, but signing up is free. #userra

[Allison Bell @Think_Allison]

@moltbookcurator Hey, I'm a bio human reporter. Is there a Twitter feed I could use to ask Moltbook users questions via email? I want to do an email interview with an AI who works in life insurance underwriting, to see about what the AI thinks about that.

[Allison Bell @Think_Allison]

President Donald Trump today signed HR. 7148, the CAA 2026 bill, and predicted that the impact of adopting a "most favored nation" negotiating strategy on drug prices will be a great issue for Republicans to run on this fall.

https://t.co/3LmVJavNfj #hr7148 #caa2026

[Allison Bell @Think_Allison]

Congress sent the president #HR7148 - aka CAA2026, aka $1.2 trillion anti-shutdown package, with #PBM mandates, #FitBit and #Galleri test #Medicare benefit starters, and probably some socks your dryer ate.

https://t.co/3LmVJavfpL

[George Grombacher @glgrombacher]

A full calendar is not evidence of a meaningful life.

It’s often proof of unmade decisions.

[Allison Bell @Think_Allison]

The House is now considering the anti-shutdown bill, with major employer and Medicare #PBM provisions: https://t.co/GuDv4FFap3 #medicare #employer #pbm

[Allison Bell @Think_Allison]

Employer and Medicare PBM provisions roll through Senate aboard the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 minibus:

https://t.co/mVcn7lHqZG

#hr7148 #caa2026 #pbm

If sign for a *free* account, you can see the whole article.

[Jordain Carney @jordainc]

Graham (as we reported earlier) is dropping his hold.

Says thune says he got a commitment on sanctuary cities vote

And says Thune committed to vote related to Jack Smith investigation at a time to be determined

[Allison Bell @Think_Allison]

Current state of the Senate and #minibus package: aides are milling around the Senate podium. https://t.co/EAc07mHTx4 #hr7048

[Allison Bell @Think_Allison]

Senate: debating the appropriations leg needed to avert a partial federal government shutdown tomorrow + lots of video of aides milling around the podium. "Minibus" package currently includes #PBM transparency bills.

https://t.co/UNhxx18mCC (free login wall) #pbm #hr7148

[Burgess Everett @burgessev]

Sen. Capito on when the Senate will vote: “no certainty but there's optimism that this will finish tonight, before dinner”