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The latest information relating to the health insurance industry.
Individual Health Premiums to Shoot Up Under Affordable Care Act
Program Business.com reports: "Health insurance premiums have been rising-and consumers will experience another series of price shocks later this year when some see their premiums skyrocket thanks to the Affordable Care Act, aka ObamaCare. The reason: The...
House Democrats Make Another Go At Creating Public Option
Insurance News Net reports: "A group of 45 Democratic U.S. representatives have revived the idea of creating a government-run health insurance plan in a bill introduced to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce this week. The proposal has already drawn fire from...
Mental Healthcare To Get Boost From ACA
Insurance News Net reports: "Mental health experts say healthcare reform will play a role in one of U.S. President Barack Obama's proposals for reducing gun violence. Obama this week instructed the Department of Health and Human Services to complete regulations that...
Feds begin marketing push for exchanges
Benefitspro reports: "The federal government wants to remind consumers of the health insurance mandate as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and they’re using a consumer-friendly website as a way to do it. The Department of Health and Human...
Legislative Update: Employers’ ACA Notice Requirement Delayed [All Markets]
Legislative Update: IRS Releases FAQ on Employer Shared Responsibility [All Markets] The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued proposed rules regarding the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Employer Shared Responsibility provisions. Under these provisions, an...
News from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of IL
Legislative Update: Employers’ ACA Notice Requirement Delayed [All Markets] On Nov. 9, 2012, we reminded employers of a provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that will require employers to provide employees with a notice about the availability of the new health...
News from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of IL
January 16, 2013 Legislative Update: HHS Releases Additional Guidance to States on Health Insurance Exchanges [All Markets] On Jan. 3, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) released additional guidance on the partnership model of a federally...
Premiums set to rise this year in run-up to ObamaCare tax on insurance industry
Fox News reports: "While the most sweeping provisions of the health care overhaul have not yet gone into effect, plenty of Americans will still be paying higher insurance premiums this year -- as insurance companies try to preemptively cover the cost of a tax increase...
IL fails to expand Medicare under ACA
ILLINOIS: The legislature’s veto session adjourned last week with the Assembly failing to finish its preliminary actions to expand Medicaid under the ACA. The House Appropriations Committee had approved a bill that would have added 520,000 state residents to the...
PPACA: Play or pay? 7 reasons why ‘pay’ is not the easy answer
Employee Benefit Advisor reports: "With every day that goes by, the nation’s employers move a step closer to having to make a decision: Do I play or pay? Employers now have just a little more than one year to prepare themselves and their workforces for the arrival of...