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Health Reform Checklist
"At UnitedHealthcare, we want to help you understand health reform and let you know that you are not in this alone. We’re with you every step of the way and are taking steps to ensure that your UnitedHealthcare plan conforms with Affordable Care Act (ACA) mandates...
Obamacare edges economic uncertainty as top concern for small businesses
The Business Journals reports: "Health care reform now tops economic uncertainty as the biggest concern for small businesses, according to a quarterly survey conducted for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. More than 75 percent of the 1,332 small business owners/executives...
Access to Pediatric Oral Health Benefits offered through Health Insurance Exchanges
Health Reform GPS reports: "Introduction This Implementation Brief examines current Administration policy regarding access to children’s oral health benefits among families who qualify both for Exchange coverage and for advance premium tax credits and cost-sharing...
State Gets Health Insurance Marketplace Grant
My Stateline reports: "Illinois has been awarded a $115.8 million federal grant under the Affordable Care Act to fund the development of the Illinois Health Insurance Marketplace. The funding is part of Governor Quinn's commitment to improve the health and wellbeing...
Health Care Reform: Practical steps for employers
Mc Donalds Hopkins reports: "How do you determine if your business is subject to the "pay or play" penalties? At this point, most of the regulatory guidance needed has either not yet been issued or has only been issued in proposed form. Therefore, we will provide the...
Helping Obama—and Other Americans—Weigh Which Health Insurance Exchange to Pick
Rand reports: "President Obama has said he intends to enroll, personally, in one of the health insurance exchanges created under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) when they become active later this year. So which one? Speculation has focused on his home jurisdictions of...
Minimal Disruption Expected As Health Exchanges Come On-Line
Insurance News Net reports: "Traditional employers, particularly those with more than 50 workers, are unlikely to make any major changes to health insurance benefits as we go into 2014 and the viability of health insurance exchanges under the Affordable Care Act is...
Benefits site named ‘ABE’ after Illinois’ favorite son
The Chicago Tribune reports: "Illinois has settled on name and website for its new online portal that will allow people to apply for state and federal benefits, including an expanded Medicaid program and a commercial health insurance exchange created under the...
State and federal health insurance exchanges
Aetna reports: "Understanding the basics Public exchanges are one of the hottest topics in our industry right now. How will they transform the health insurance landscape when they open their doors in October of this year? It’s helpful to start with the basics – what...
Will health care reform raise insurance premiums?
MSNBC reports: "A big part of the pitch for President Obama’s health care reform was that it would make health care insurance more affordable–heck, it was even in the name of the bill. But more than three years after the Affordable Care Act was signed into law, top...