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The latest information relating to the health insurance industry.
The Top Five Questions Employees Will Be Asking On October 1
JD Supra Law News reports: "Employers are required to provide a notice to employees regarding coverage options under the new Health Insurance Marketplaces created by the Affordable Care Act that are scheduled to be up and running on October 1. The notice must be...
Republicans unveil healthcare reform alternative amid threats of government shutdown
Fierce Healthcare reports: "The GOP this week unveiled an alternative plan to President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law amid a threat from a minority of Republicans to defund the law before the Oct. 1 implementation date and shutdown the government....
Trader Joe’s will be a health care reform test case
Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal reports, "Trader Joe’s made a very big announcement last week, one that had nothing to do with Two-Buck Chuck. The grocery chain, in a memo obtained by the Huffington Post, told part-time employees it would end health insurance...
White House: No Subsidies For Union Health Plans
Insurance News Net reports: "Low-income workers on union health plans are not eligible for the same federal subsidies available to those who buy insurance in the new state health care marketplaces, the White House said Friday. The decision is a disappointment for...
Nearly Half Of U.S. Births Are Covered By Medicaid, Study Finds
Kaiser Health News reports: "About half the births in the United States are paid for by Medicaid — a figure higher than previous estimates – and the numbers could increase as the state-federal health insurance program expands under the Affordable Care Act, according...
The Tax Implications Of ACA
Insurance News Net reports: "The Economic Policy Institute issued the following news release: In a new article in the September issue of Health Affairs, the leading journal of health policy, a team of researchers recommend expanded educational efforts to ensure that...
10 years on, tort reform sees suits, payouts drop
Merced Sun-Star reports: "Ten years after the Texas Legislature capped damages in the state's medical malpractice lawsuits, the number of suits and the amounts paid out have fallen sharply. The Austin American Statesman reported (http://bit.ly/15rYYMk ) Sunday that...
Questions 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 individuals are given shared responsibility to reform and improve the...
Self Employed? What You Need to Know About Individual Shared Responsibility Starting in January 2014
US Small Business Administration reports: "Under the Affordable Care Act, the government, insurers, employers, and individuals share in the responsibility to improve the availability, quality, and affordability of health insurance coverage. The individual shared...
ACA Out-of-Pocket Max Clarity
Flex Benefits reports: "The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires non-grandfathered plans to impose limitations on out-of-pocket expenses for essential health benefits starting in 2014. The out-of-pocket limitations will be capped next year at $6,350 for single coverage...