5 Major Health Care Reform Changes Coming In 2013
Business Insider reports: “Health care reform in the coming year will go on a kind of shakedown cruise to test the seaworthiness of America’s evolving health care system as it becomes more...
View ArticleThe federal government granted the Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council...
ILLINOIS: The federal government granted the Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council (MCHC) $160 million in federal CO-OP funding less than two weeks before program funding was eliminated by Congress....
View ArticleHow The New Health Insurance Laws Will Affect You
Illinois Insurance News reports: “The Healthcare Reform Act was passed with quite a bit of controversy surrounding it. Polls consistently showed that the majority of Americans were not satisfied with...
View ArticleFederal Rule Limits Aid to Families Who Can’t Afford Employers’ Health Coverage
The New York Times reports: “The Obama administration adopted a strict definition of affordable health insurance on Wednesday that will deny federal financial assistance to millions of Americans with...
View ArticleTop Three Things Small Businesses Should Know About the Affordable Care Act
The White House Blog reports: “The Affordable Care Act will help small businesses by lowering premium cost growth and increasing access to quality, affordable health insurance. Depending on whether...
View ArticleMost employers still plan to offer health coverage after reforms take effect
Business Insurance reports: “Despite increased costs and opposition to the health care reform law, the overwhelming majority of employers intend to keep providing health care coverage for their...
View ArticleHealth Incentive Plans Pay Off
Insurance News Net reports: “Tina Nanos’ life was bogged down by her weight for years. “I thought about it. I was overweight for a very large portion of my life,” said Nanos, who lives in Wallingford...
View ArticleImplementing Health Reform: Waiting Periods And Enforcement Of Market Reforms
Health Affairs Blog reports: “On March 18, 2013, Gary Cohen, the Director of the Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, stated on a national stakeholder call that most of the final...
View ArticleRicher health benefits cost 47 percent more
Benefits Pro reports: “Average monthly premiums for individual health insurance plans are 47 percent higher than average when they cover a comprehensive list of eight health benefits, but they also...
View ArticleCan mass marketing heal the splits on ‘Obamacare’?
Bloomberg Business Week reports: “How do you convince millions of average Americans that one of the most complex and controversial programs devised by government may actually be a good deal for them?...
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Will health care reform raise insurance premiums?
MSNBC reports: “A big part of the pitch for President Obama’s health care reform was that it would make health care insurance more affordable–heck, it was even in the name of the bill. But more than...
View ArticlePreview: 2-50 Small Group Sales and Retention Strategy
Blue Cross and Blue Shield reports: “As a valued producer and partner with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL), you play a major role in educating your group clients on how the Affordable...
View ArticleFallout for states rejecting Medicaid expansion
Benefits Pro reports: “Rejecting the Medicaid expansion in the federal health care law could have unexpected consequences for states where Republican lawmakers remain steadfastly opposed to what they...
View ArticleAflac 1Q Profit $892M, To Pay 35 Cents Per Share Dividend
Insurance News Net reports: “Steady as she goes. That was the case Wednesday with Aflac Inc. reporting first-quarter net income, or profit, of $892 million, an increase of nearly 14 percent from $785...
View ArticleHealth insurance and families under the affordable care act
The Washington Post reports: “How does the Affordable Care Act affect children in low-income families and people who want to buy coverage on the new state insurance exchanges? Below find some answers...
View ArticleThe Middle Class Tax Break Hardly Anyone Is Talking About
News @ JAMA reports: “There has been no shortage of attention focused on the scheduled expiration of tax cuts for middle class and wealthy Americans at the end of this year. That’s likely to continue...
View ArticleTaxpayers File Suit Over IRS Rule on Health Care Act Tax Credits
Forbs reports: “Just one day after the Internal Revenue Service additional Proposed Regulations to clarify governance issues related to the HealthCare Act, a group of taxpayers filed a lawsuit in...
View ArticleOut-Of-Pocket Costs For Drugs Will Increase Under ACA
Insurance News Net reports: “A new analysis from HealthPocket of early health insurance rate filings finds that consumers who choose the lower cost Bronze Plans and Silver Plans under the Affordable...
View ArticleQuestions and Answers on the Individual Shared Responsibility Provision
The IRS reports: “Basic Information 1. What is the individual shared responsibility provision? Under the Affordable Care Act, the federal government, state governments, insurers, employers and...
View ArticleIRS Issues New Instructions for Obamacare
Health Insurance Exchange reports: “The Internal Revenue Service has issued new draft instructions, notices and a publication to help taxpayers and tax practitioners deal with the Affordable Care Act....
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