A compilation from Aetna of health care-related developments in Washington, D.C. and state legislatures across the country

by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 21, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform

Aetna reports: “Week of March 14, 2011 With a law as complex as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), unintended consequences are always a concern. Last week The Wall Street Journal reported that the physician community is witnessing the...

Groups cheer U.S. House’s vote to repeal 1099 tax reporting rule

by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 21, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform

IFA Webnews.com reports: Insurance industry trade groups praised the U.S. House of Representatives for passing a bill to repeal the 1099 provision of the health care reform. H.R. 4, the bill to repeal the 1099 provision, passed 314-112, in a decision favored by the...

Health Reform Ruling Appealed; Expedited Hearing Expected

by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 21, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform

Insurance News Net reports: “The Obama administration officially appealed a federal judge’s order overturning the Affordable Care Act, setting the stage for further legal proceedings within months. The U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion for...

Justice Dept. asks court for speedy review of health care reform law

by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 21, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform

CNN reports: “Washington (CNN) — A U.S. appeals court has been asked by the Justice Department to speed up consideration of the sweeping health care reform law’s constitutionality. The request followed a ruling by a federal judge in Florida in...

Obama Administration Seeks Fast Appeal of Health-Care Ruling

by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 21, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform

Bloomberg Businessweek reports: “March 9 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Justice Department is seeking an expedited appeal of a federal judge’s ruling striking down President Barack Obama’s health-care reform legislation. Lawyers for the federal government today...