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The latest information relating to the health insurance industry.
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...
More than 100,000 in SC could lose health insurance if Supreme Court rules against subsidies
The State reports: "Tim Liszewski didn’t have health insurance for a decade before signing up for a subsidized policy through the Affordable Care Act’s federal marketplace last year. He likely will be uninsured again if the U.S. Supreme Court rules federal subsidies...
Ready for a 255% premium hike?
Benefits Pro reports: "Supreme Court ruling killing PPACA subsidies may cause premiums to skyrocket. If the U.S. Supreme Court rules that federal subsidies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act are invalid, 7.5 million Americans could face an...
The Next ACA Battle: Extending The Children’s Health Insurance Program
Forbes reports: "The Affordable Care Act is an endless source of tortured political maneuverings. Another example will soon demand Congress’ attention: Extending the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The program was created in 1997, in the aftermath of the...
Will Only Suckers Pay The ObamaCare Tax Penalty?
Investor's Business Daily reports: "This year, as many as 6 million taxpayers will learn that they now owe a "Shared Responsibility Payment" because they didn't have health insurance last year. The SRP is a clumsy euphemism for the ObamaCare individual mandate tax...
From Aetna Health Reform Weekly
ILLINOIS: The legislature is set to begin debating several measures that would mandate coverage of certain benefits or access to certain providers. H.B. 120 and H.B. 122 would require coverage of intravenous feedings and prescription nutritional supplements. S.B. 97...
New CMS rules boost consumer protections in exchange plans
Modern Healthcare Reports: "The CMS Friday issued final market rules for 2016 (PDF) for the state and federal insurance exchanges. The regulations include stronger requirements for insurers to provide accessible, reliable information about provider networks and drug...
Employer Shared Responsibility
Generally, under Employer Shared Responsibility (ESR), applicable large employers (generally, employers with 50 or more full-time employees, including full-time equivalents) face a potential penalty if they don’t offer minimum essential coverage to full-time employees...