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2012 HSA and FSA cheat sheet
Health Savings Accounts What are they? HSAs are tax-advantaged medical savings accounts available to taxpayers who are enrolled in an HSA-qualified high-deductible health plan. The funds contributed to the account are not subject to federal income tax at the time of...
Kaiser Analysis Estimates Cost-Sharing for Bronze Plans Under Health Reform
Kaiser Foundation reports: "The least expensive health plan that most Americans would be required to purchase in 2014 under the so-called ³individual mandate² would provide coverage largely for catastrophic medical expenses, finds a new Kaiser Family Foundation study....
From Aetna Health Reform Weekly
Aetna reports: "ILLINOIS: Legislators will return to session next week after a two-week break. Front and center through the end of May are Governor Quinn's Medicaid and pension reform requests contained in his budget address. The governor is proposing cutting $2.7...
Two Quizzes to Test Your Knowledge and Teach You Something New
Uninsured Quiz The issue of the uninsured has been at the forefront of health policy discussion for decades, and in recent years has received increased attention with the passage of the health reform law in 2010. How much do you know about the uninsured and the...
Obamacare collapse would put employers in charge
Benefits Pro reports: "WASHINGTON (AP) — If the Supreme Court strikes down President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, don't look to government for what comes next. Employers and insurance companies will take charge. They'll borrow some ideas from Obamacare, ditch...
Health care reform survey results
Interbiznet reports: "Survey: Employers Will Continue to Offer Coverage, but Concerned about Rising Costs Employers weigh in on implications of health care reform Milwaukee, WI — April 24, 2012 Beginning in 2014, the Affordable Care Act requires employers with more...
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll — April 2012
Kaiser Family Foundation reports: "The April poll gauged Americans' opinions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in the wake of the Supreme Court oral arguments in the legal challenges to the health reform law in March. The increased public attention to the Affordable...
Health reform law poses quandary for states
Politico reports: "If the Supreme Court upholds the health reform law this summer, states could be forced to a moment-of-truth situation: Do they set up a health insurance exchange, or do they let the feds come in and run theirs? The problem is that many legislatures...
Republicans Eye Health Plan Should Court Overturn Reform
Newsmax reports: "Republicans in Congress are getting ready to answer an election-year question that has dogged the party's campaign for months: How would it replace President Barack Obama's healthcare law if the measure is overturned or repealed? House Republicans...
Health executives say reform will go on
The Morning Call reports: "As the U.S. Supreme Court works behind closed doors to determine the fate of the Obama administration's signature health care reform law, area health care business leaders say at least parts of the law will survive no matter what the court...