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The latest information relating to the health insurance industry.
Visualizing Health Policy: Physicians and Medicare
The Kaiser Family Foundation reports: "This month’s Visualizing Health Policy takes a look at physicians and Medicare, including information about Medicare’s payment formula for physicians and about access to health care for people covered by Medicare. Visualizing...
What to consider before deciding to go without health insurance
The Los Angeles Times reports: "Some people may elect to forgo coverage if they believe the cost is too high. But health experts say they may not be aware of all the risks and benefits involved. Sarah Giron wants health insurance, but she says it's just not in her...
The aftermath of the employer responsibility ruling
Employee Benefit Adviser reports: "The U.S. Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service issued the final regulations on the employer mandate under the Affordable Care Act this week. While the pay-or-play rules got a little delay, and some revisions will be...
Statement on Delay in Some Employers’ Health-Insurance Mandate
The Wall Street Journal reports: " WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued final regulations implementing the employer responsibility provisions under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that take effect in...
When It’s Time to Get Off Your Parents’ Health Plan
Yahoo Finance reports: "One provision of the Affordable Care Act that has garnered pretty universal praise is the policy change allowing young adults to remain on their parents’ health insurance plans through age 26. Previously, young adults were knocked off the plans...
Why employers may consider public health care exchanges
The Journal of Accountancy reports: "New public health care insurance exchanges may provide more affordable coverage than plans employers currently use, according to a new report. An analysis by PwC’s Health Research Institute showed that the median 2014 premium on 51...
Most uninsureds don’t plan on getting covered
Benefits Pro reports: "Less than 40 percent of the uninsured population will get health insurance this year, despite the individual mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that says they have to. That estimate comes from a survey released by the...
IRS puts off PPACA discrimination testing
Benefits Pro reports: "Robert Pear, a New York Timesreporter, made waves this week by calling the Internal Revenue Service about what happened to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act nondiscrimination provisions. The IRS told him it will wait at least until...
Obamacare data suggest Blues’ low-price strategy is working
Chicago Health Care Daily reports: "The parent company of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Illinois appears to be reaping the benefits of setting the premiums for its plans lower than other carriers on the federal health insurance exchange. Across the 36 states on the...
Most uninsureds don’t plan on getting covered
Benefits Pro reports: "Less than 40 percent of the uninsured population will get health insurance this year, despite the individual mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that says they have to. That estimate comes from a survey released by the...