Lowering Premiums is Our Business

M-F 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

28605 Ranney Pkwy Westlake, OH 44145

Blog

News and Updates

Category: MCO

2023 MCO Open Enrollment is Around the Corner!

2023 MCO Open Enrollment is Around the Corner!

Posted By Brandy King
April 21, 2023 Category: Ohiobwc, Mco, Mcoopenenrollment, Mcoreportcard, 2023mcoopenenrollment

MCO Open Enrollment will take place Monday, May 1st, through Friday, May 26th, 2023. The opportunity for employers to choose their managed care organization (MCO) for Ohio Workers’ Comp comes only every two years, so employers will not have the opportunity again until 2025. Don’t miss out if you want to make a change! We know May is “busy season” for several industries with the weather warming up, but if you’re anything less than pleased with your MCO – it’s worth making time to take a few meetings and consider your options. With all of the mergers and acquisitions in the Ohio MCO marketplace over the last several years, there are now only 10 companies to choose from. Since MCOs aren’t paid directly by employers, there are often low expectations set because no “value” is assigned. It’s true that MCOs are paid by Ohio BWC, but they are paid with a portion of employer premium dollars. If you want to stay with your current MCO, there is nothing you need to do. We suggest being very cautious of what you sign or agree to during this time period, as some sales tactics can be misleading. You can view BWC’s 2023 MCO Report Card here, and learn more about how to interpret the results

Another Successful Open Enrollment for Spooner Medical Administrators

Posted By Brandy King
June 11, 2021 Category: MCO, Open Enrollment, Medical Costs, Workers Compensation, Managed Care Organizations, Ohio BWC

Our MCO, Spooner Medical Administrators, had another successful open enrollment this past May! We realize that marketing can be very cut-throat (and not always transparent) during the short biennial enrollment period, and other MCOs may have offered you the moon to stray from SMAI.  Despite what other MCOs and the BWC’s report card might say about SMAI - we continue to have controlled, steady growth and incredible retention.  The Spooner family of companies would like to thank the thousands of businesses that chose to retain SMAI as their MCO, and the hundreds of new companies that chose SMAI as their new partner.  We look forward to continuing to build our relationships with you and are thankful for our 12th consecutive successful

MCO Open Enrollment Scheduled for May

MCO Open Enrollment Scheduled for May

Posted By Brandy King
April 01, 2021 Category: MCO, MCO Open Enrollment, Managed Care Organization, Ohio BWC, Spooner Medical Administrators,

2021 Open Enrollment for Managed Care Organizations (MCO) MCO Open Enrollment will take place beginning Monday, May 3rd, and end on Friday, May 28th.  While we’re used to seeing MCO Open Enrollment scheduled in May of every even-numbered year – the enrollment period was canceled in May 2020 due to COVID-19.  This enrollment comes only every two years, so employers have not had an opportunity to choose an MCO since May 2018, and will not have the opportunity again until 2023.  Don’t miss out if you want to make a change! Please email Brian Davis if you have any questions. Brian can be reached at

Categories
General (79)
Ohio Bwc (32)
Safety (25)
Ohio BWC (25)
OSHA (22)
Workers Compensation (19)
Group Retro (18)
(16)
Osha (12)
Compliance (12)
Group Rating (10)
Payroll (10)
HR (9)
FMLA (9)
True Up (8)
PEO (8)
ACES (7)
2018 Group Retro (7)
Workplace Safety (6)
Ohio Workers Comp (6)
Workers Comp (6)
Workers\' Comp (6)
COVID 19 (6)
Safety Training (6)
osha (5)
ohiobwc (5)
Claims Management (4)
EMR (4)
Tpa (4)
DOL (4)
ohio bwc (4)
Informal Conference (4)
Human Resources (4)
2019 Group Retro (4)
Reserves (4)
MEP (4)
Hearing Conservation (3)
Premium Savings (3)
OSHA 300A (3)
Unemployment (3)
Injury Reporting (3)
Professional Employer Organization (3)
OSHA ETS (3)
Osha Inspections (3)
Outsourcing (3)
safety (3)
workers comp (3)
Recordkeeping (3)
SI PEO (3)
Benefits (3)
FFCRA (3)
401k (3)
OSHA Compliance (3)
Retro Refunds (2)
MIRA (2)
Remote Work (2)
Payroll Processing Fees (2)
AED (2)
Surety HR (2)
CPR (2)
First Aid (2)
Federal Contractors (2)
Vaccine Mandate (2)
Employee Retention (2)
Group Retro Assessment (2)
Ohio (2)
Transitional Work (2)
Salary Continuation (2)
OHio BWC (2)
Open Enrollment (2)
True Up Reporting (2)
payroll (2)
drugtesting (2)
Retirement (2)
Additional Fees (2)
Overcharging (2)
ADP Fees (2)
Paychex Fees (2)
Respiratory Protection (2)
group retro (2)
safetyintervention (2)
Occupational Health (2)
TTD (2)
1099 (2)
Independent Contractors (2)
2020 Group Retro (2)
Secure 2.0 (2)
PWFA (2)
OSHA Injury Reporting (2)
Legal Update (2)
Program Placement (2)
Bwc Update (2)
Employee Benefits (2)
401(k) (2)
NEP (2)
Dfsp (2)
Missing Refunds (2)
Osha Compliance (2)
Workers\\\' Comp (2)
HR Outsourcing (2)
Reportable (2)
Recordable (2)
OSHA ITA (2)
Retirement Plans (2)
Workers\' Compensation (2)
Construction (2)
Ohio Business (2)
OSHA Inspections (2)
Ohio Employment Law (2)
Occupational Safety (2)
MCO (2)
OhioBWC (2)
BWC Premiums (2)
Finance (2)
Ohio BWC Dividends (2)
Heat Illness (2)
EFMLA (2)
Consulting (2)
Employee Leave (2)
Dividends (2)
FLSA (2)
ARPA (2)
Safety Council Program (2)
Reporting (2)
Fairfax Memo (1)
501c3 (1)
One Claim Program (1)
Ohio Safety Congress (1)
Charity (1)
Grow Ohio (1)
Safety Council Enrollment (1)
Employment Law (1)
Bwc Rate Reduction (1)
2023 Bwc Rates (1)
Ohio Workers Comp Savings (1)
Spooner Safety Series (1)
2 Hour Training (1)
missingrefunds (1)
2018GroupRetro (1)
Combustible Dust Nep (1)
Hazcom (1)
Severance (1)
Mcoreportcard (1)
Top Managed Care (1)
Best Ohio Mco (1)
Ohio Mco (1)
Mco Open Enrollment (1)
Group Retro Lawsuit (1)
group rating (1)
workers compensation (1)
2023 base rates (1)
2023mcoopenenrollment (1)
Mcoopenenrollment (1)
Overtime Rule (1)
Mco (1)
Ohiobwc (1)
Ohio Bwc Workers Comp Ncci Manual Codes Base Rates (1)
Public Relations (1)
Catastrophic Claim (1)
Industrial Commission (1)
Voluntary Abandonment (1)
Plans (1)
White Collar Exemption (1)
Hr Update (1)
EPA (1)
PUMP Act (1)
2023 programs (1)
2022oshareview (1)
regulations (1)
ergonomics (1)
heat standard (1)
grantmoney (1)
safetygrant (1)
heat illness (1)
regulatory update (1)
case law (1)
premium savings (1)
regionalemphasisprograms (1)
loper bright (1)
trueup (1)
1910.134 (1)
PFT (1)
Written OSHA Programs (1)
Respirator Fit Testing (1)
compliance (1)
safetygrants (1)
Renewal (1)
finance (1)
heatillnessstandard (1)
hearingconservation (1)
Bwc Payroll (1)
TPA (1)
Docusign (1)
Non Compete Ban OSHA Penalty (1)
2 Hour Requirement (1)
heatillness (1)
Ohio Minimum Wage (1)
Ohio Workers\' Comp (1)
Soft Tissue Injury (1)
Walking Working Surfaces (1)
Workplace Injury (1)
Green Year (1)
Ohio TPA (1)
ITAreporting (1)
Slips Trips Falls (1)
Handicap Reimbursement (1)
STEMcamps (1)
ohioSTEMlearning (1)
ohiozoo (1)
daytonmuseums (1)
ohioplanetarium (1)
sciencemuseum (1)
non profit (1)
childrensmuseum (1)
mandate (1)
PEO For Nonprofit (1)
heatstroke (1)
OH ID (1)
Ohio Bwc Drug Free Workplace DFSP Drug Free Safety Drug Testing Training (1)
Regulatory Agencies (1)
NLRA (1)
NLRB (1)
Fiduciary Definition (1)
529 (1)
BWC Login (1)
Roth (1)
Retirement Contributions (1)
NLRBsection7 (1)
EEO 1 Reporting (1)
Substance Use Recovery (1)
Funding (1)
overtimeexemptions (1)
workplacediscrimination (1)
legalupdate (1)
ohioissue2 (1)
Ohio Supreme Court (1)
MMI (1)
marijuanalegalization (1)
ohiomarijuanalaws (1)
EEOC (1)
Harassment (1)
employeebenefits (1)
Osha Inspection (1)
Ohio EPA Contact Hours (1)
Safety Update (1)
Injury Prevention (1)
Ohio Ergonomic Consultant (1)
EPA Contact Hours Provider (1)
Ergonomics Assessment (1)
BWC Rate Reduction 2024 (1)
Osha Citation (1)
OHID Login (1)
BWC Update (1)
Osha Investigation (1)
DEI (1)
Incident Reporting (1)
Form 300 (1)
Columbus Salary History Ban (1)
Form 301 (1)
Electronic Recordkeeping (1)
Drug Free Safety Program (1)
Ohio Bwc EM Cap (1)
Most Cited (1)
Salary Inquiry (1)
Applicants (1)
Temporary Total (1)
Disability Comepnsation (1)
inspections (1)
safetytraining (1)
Fall Protection (1)
Avetta (1)
BWC reporting (1)
ISNetworld (1)
Group Health (1)
DOT (1)
Ghs (1)
Manual Codes (1)
bwc premiums (1)
true up (1)
workerscomp (1)
departmentoftransportation (1)
rebateprograms (1)
safetycouncil (1)
Ohio Tpa (1)
alternative to ohio bwc (1)
ohio premium savings (1)
human resources (1)
Top Ten (1)
losing RFPs (1)
professional employer organization (1)
heatstress (1)
dot (1)
oralfluidtesting (1)
Retirementplans (1)
Violations (1)
reasonablesuspicion (1)
employeetraining (1)
employmentpolicy (1)
drugfreeprograms (1)
DFSP (1)
parcelservice (1)
courierservice (1)
amazondsp (1)
Ohio PEO (1)
distro (1)
warehpuse (1)
salivatesting (1)
forkliftoperator (1)
workplacesafety (1)
oshaNEP (1)
2024 py (1)
safety council (1)
Loto (1)
Citations (1)
Safety Consulting (1)
commercialdriver (1)
cdl (1)
safetyinvestment (1)
Ada (1)
Deductibles (1)
Payroll Reporting (1)
Retirement Plan (1)
Group Retrospective Rating (1)
PPE (1)
Regional Enforcement Program (1)
Audiogram (1)
Michigan (1)
Indiana (1)
OSHA Region 5 (1)
True Up Deadline (1)
Bwc Compliance (1)
COVID 19 Workers Comp Claims (1)
Investment (1)
Coronavirus (1)
Experience Period (1)
Pros And Cons Of PEOs (1)
Group Retro Assessments (1)
Claim Reserves (1)
Managed Care Organizations (1)
Medical Costs (1)
Financial Security (1)
Retention Tools (1)
Mid Sized Employer (1)
Small Employer (1)
Retirement Savings (1)
Ohio Workers Compensation (1)
Bwc Safety Council (1)
Slips Falls (1)
BWC Net Position (1)
Protecting Teleworkers (1)
Ergonomics (1)
Home Office Safety (1)
Remote Worker Safety (1)
Teleworking (1)
Working From Home (1)
WFH (1)
Life Saving Skills (1)
Ice Injury (1)
Hypothermia (1)
Underwriting (1)
Frostbite (1)
Recordables (1)
Cold Safety (1)
Cold (1)
Winter Weather (1)
Winter Safety (1)
Rebate (1)
First Responder Training (1)
Medical Treatment (1)
Insurance Premiums (1)
MIRA II (1)
PAR (1)
Refunds (1)
Billion Back (1)
EPSL (1)
DART (1)
Safety Score (1)
Mod (1)
Finanancial Services (1)
CFO Services (1)
BWC Administrative Fees (1)
Premium Increase (1)
Surplus Fund (1)
BWC Dividends (1)
COBRA (1)
American Rescue Plan ACT (1)
HR Compliance (1)
Claims Costs (1)
Spooner Medical Administrators (1)
Managed Care Organization (1)
MCO Open Enrollment (1)
Health And Safety (1)
Training (1)
Disability Management (1)
Important Deadlines (1)
Reimbursement Fund (1)
15k Program (1)
News (1)
WPAFB (1)
Employee Handbooks (1)
OSHA 300 (1)
Spoonerinc (1)
LO/TO (1)
Opening Conference (1)
Surprise Inspection (1)
Healthcare Industry (1)
Emergency Temporary Standard (1)
International Travel (1)
Employer Requirements (1)
Dewine (1)
Ohio Mask Mandate (1)
300A (1)
Workerscomp (1)
Employment Lawsuits (1)
Secretary Of Labor (1)
OSHA Citations (1)
Violence In The Workplace (1)
HCS (1)
HAZCOM (1)
OSHA Updates (1)
Administrative Support (1)
ACA Reporting (1)
Group Retro Refunds Withheld (1)
Negligent Hiring (1)
Termination Guidance (1)
BWC Overfunding (1)
Administrative (1)
15K (1)
Applicant Tracking Software (1)
Acquisition Capital (1)
Business Banking (1)
Claim Costs (1)
Ascentis (1)
Novatime Discontinued (1)
Timekeeping (1)
Group Rating Renewal (1)
Spooner Group Rating (1)
Mileage Rate (1)
Irs (1)
Ai (1)
Ppp Loan (1)
DepartmentofLaborAudit (1)
Deadlines (1)
Eeoc (1)
Ohio BWC Loses Billions (1)
2018 Group Retr0 (1)
Self Insured PEO (1)
BWC Saving Programs (1)
Occupational Noise (1)
Baseline Audiogram (1)
Audiometric Testing (1)
Osha Region 5 (1)
Line Of Credit (1)
Loan Forgiveness (1)
Savings Programs (1)
Legal (1)
Paying Cash For Treatment (1)
Cash Payment (1)
Transfer Of Experience (1)
Polcy Combination (1)
MA (1)
Acquisitions (1)
Mergers (1)
Christmas Parties (1)
Lawsuits (1)
Holiday Parties (1)
Employee Benefits Checklist (1)
Interest Rates (1)
Group Retro Refunds (1)
Ohio Workers Comp (1)
Costumes At Work (1)
Food Safety (1)
Halloween Party (1)
Accident Reporting (1)
Gap Analysis (1)
Safety Software (1)
Fire Prevention (1)
National Fire Safety (1)
Commercial Banking (1)
Regional Emphasis Program (1)
Safety Council (1)
ASO (1)
HR Consulting (1)
Investigations (1)
Osha 300a (1)
Site Specific Targeting (1)
Osha Abatement (1)
Osha Sst (1)
Training Credits (1)
HR Continuing Education (1)
HR CE (1)
BWC Training (1)
Spooner Safety Seminars (1)
Self Insuring (1)
DOL Audits (1)
SuretyHR (1)
Agriculture (1)
Manufacturing (1)
Ohio Bwc Base Rate Increase (1)
OHio BWC Base Rate Reduction (1)
Ohio Workers Comp Rates (1)
OSHA Settlement Negotiations (1)
Abatement (1)
Absence Management (1)
Medical Leave (1)
ADA (1)
Safety Services (1)
FMLA Lawsuit (1)
Inspections (1)
Work From Home (1)
Heat Stroke (1)
Mandate (1)
OSHA REP (1)
OSHA PEL (1)
Decibel Level (1)
Hearing Protection (1)
Noise Monitoring (1)
Audiograms (1)
Audio (1)
Fraudulent Claims (1)
RRI (1)
FMLA Fines (1)
UPA (1)
HAL (1)
Hospitals (1)
Nursing Homes (1)
Patient Care (1)
Focused Inspection Initiative (1)
Wage And Hour (1)
Family Medical Leave Act (1)
HR Issues (1)
Department Of Labor (1)
DOL Fines (1)
Ppe (1)
+ Show More

Login
© Spooner Inc.
Powered by Virteom Virteom Logo