by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 18, 2013 | Health Laws
CPE hr reports: “With over 2000 pages and some 450 provisions, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (otherwise known as Health Care Reform, or “Obamacare”) is one of the most complex pieces of legislation ever signed into law. The ACA touches every...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 15, 2013 | Insurance Reform
ILLINOIS: The federal government granted the Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council (MCHC) $160 million in federal CO-OP funding less than two weeks before program funding was eliminated by Congress. The MCHC is an association of hospitals in the Chicago area. The...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 14, 2013 | Insurance Reform
JDSupra reports: “Late last week the IRS released proposed regulations implementing the employer “play or pay” provisions in the Affordable Care Act. The rules are applicable to employers with 50 or more full-time equivalents and outline the requirements for...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 14, 2013 | Health Laws
The American Taxpayer Relief Act (the legislative response to the “fiscal cliff”), which the House and Senate passed on New Year’s Day and President Barack Obama signed late Wednesday, includes some changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Medicare physician...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 2, 2013 | Insurance Reform
Benefits Pro reports: “America has a real problem with its health care system. And in a time of true health reform, one big problem isn’t being addressed. We don’t have enough doctors. “This is a very real problem,” says Mitchell Best, COO and vice president of...