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The latest information relating to the health insurance industry.
Feds close insurance loopholes on preventive care
Yahoo Finance reports: " From contraception to colonoscopies, the Obama administration Monday closed a series of insurance loopholes on coverage of preventive care. The department of Health and Human Services said insurers must cover at least one birth control option...
The Employer Shared Responsibility Payment
Healthcare.gov reports: "The Employer Shared Responsibility Payment applies to some businesses with 50 or more full-time employees who don't offer insurance, or whose coverage doesn't meet certain minimum standards. Regulations announced in 2014 have updated the...
The Employer Shared Responsibility Payment
HealthCare.gov reports: "The Employer Shared Responsibility Payment applies to some businesses with 50 or more full-time employees who don't offer insurance, or whose coverage doesn't meet certain minimum standards. Regulations announced in 2014 have updated the...
Assurant to sell money-losing health insurance operations
Modern Healthcare reports: "Insurance giant Assurant is looking to sell its health insurance division, Assurant Health—a company that has been active on the Affordable Care Act exchanges but has hemorrhaged tens of millions of dollars. It's likely another insurer will...
Making government our last resort
Indiana Economic Digest reports: "We’ve found yet another reason to mistrust a government bureaucracy that takes money citizens earned and treats citizens like serfs. The government class often act like the put upon factory foremen, whether it is making the sick wait...
Making government our last resort
Indiana Economic Digest reports: "We’ve found yet another reason to mistrust a government bureaucracy that takes money citizens earned and treats citizens like serfs. The government class often act like the put upon factory foremen, whether it is making the sick wait...
PPACA HIT repeal bill gaining steam
Benefits Pro reports: "A funding mechanism included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Actis gaining steam in the House of Representatives, leading to a round of huzzahs from the small business community. Because affordable care for all will only be...
In New Hampshire, Chris Christie spells out entitlement reform plan
CNN reports: "Gov. Chris Christie attempted to position himself as the likely candidate most willing to take on entitlement reform when he delivered a 40-minute speech on the issue in New Hampshire on Tuesday. The New Jersey Republican, who kicked off a four-day tour...
President Obama Rates Affordable Care Act 8 Out of 10
Yahoo News reports: "When Dr. Richard Besser, ABC News’ chief health and medical editor, sat down with President Obama yesterday, the conversation focused on the health impact of climate change, gun control, and the Affordable Care Act. Besser asked the president to...
Should Pregnancy Be A ‘Qualifying Life Event’ For Insurance Coverage?
Yahoo Health reports: "The average cost of maternity care and delivery without complications is $23,000. With complications, that number jumps steeply. Imagine facing that cost if you’re uninsured? For approximately 13 percent of the over 6 million womenwho become...