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Obama to control most health exchanges as states opt out
December 14, 2012Many states led by Republican governors have already said they won’t build their own insurance exchanges. That puts the onus on the Obama administration.
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Aetna CEO Sees Obama Health Law Doubling Some Premiums
December 13, 2012Health insurance premiums may double for some small businesses and individual buyers in the U.S. when the Affordable Care Act’s major provisions start in 2014, Aetna’s chief executive officer said.
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Religious university gets hearing on health law exemption
November 27, 2012The Supreme Court gave a university founded by Jerry Falwell a new chance to argue in a lower court that President Obama’s health care law doesn’t give religious objectors a broad enough exemption.
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Obama pushes health law forward with rules for insurers
November 20, 2012HHS outlines various conditions and services insurers must cover, and rules to let companies expand employee wellness programs in new proposed regulations of the ACA posted Tuesday.
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States given more time to decide on health exchange plan
November 16, 2012States received an extra month from the Obama administration to decide whether to build online marketplaces for medical insurance after Republican governors pressed their resistant to the president’s health care law.
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On eve of PPACA exchange deadline, many governors still balk
November 15, 2012Several Republican leaders have either confirmed that they’ll be letting the federal government handle their states’ health care exchanges, or have yet to say, and the deadline is Friday.
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States get more time on insurance exchanges
November 13, 2012In a letter to the nation’s governors, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius eased a tight deadline for the states to declare whether and how they will build health insurance exchanges mandated and funded under the Affordable Care Act.
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“Obamacare … Bring it on!”
November 13, 2012Now that health reform is here to stay, blogger Dave Petno says he is ready for the challenge to understand what he calls the “entire 2,700 page monstrosity.” Here’s how you can be prepared too for your client’s questions.
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Blog: Industry reaction to Obama re-election
November 7, 2012Updated throughout the day after Obama's re-election, hear what industry leaders and industry groups say the president's win means for the broker community. Be sure to leave your thoughts in the comments, too.
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NAIFA: Post-election is the time to act
PODCAST | November 7, 2012Post Election Day with a lame duck Congress and fiscal cliff fast approaching, a lot of clients will be looking to the financial services industry for answers and recommendations on what to do moving forward, says Jill Hoffman, VP of federal governmental relations at NAIFA. It thus becomes incumbent on the industry to educate their lawmakers and act now.
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NAHU: ‘Hopeful’ elected officials can now come together
PODCAST | November 7, 2012What can brokers do post-election to serve their clients? NAHU's SVP of Government Relations Jessica Waltman provides the answer and shares NAHU's wishes for the political future in regards to health reform and predicts if MLR rebates will be addressed in the lame duck Congress.
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MLR fix bill gains momentum
November 1, 2012Adviser representatives were encouraged by recognition of their role in employee benefits delivery, as a bill allowing for the exclusion of commissions from health reform's medical loss ratio calculations moved forward in late September.
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How a new Mass. law can show the future of health reform
November 1, 2012New legislation begins this month in Massachusetts, a state ahead of the country on “health care reform,” says EBA Blogger Mark Gaunya. But what can others learn from this new law, a “a state-based, cost control experiment that may prove to be a glimpse of the future in your state?”
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In light of reform, finance will have a bigger say in benefits strategy
October 29, 2012Who will do most of the work implementing PPACA? Blogger Ed Bray, J.D., sees a tide that could be turning to a shared role between human resources and finance.
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Summary of Benefits and Coverage could wreak communication havoc
October 23, 2012The Summary of Benefits and Coverage is supposed to be an easy-to-understand summary about a health plan's benefits and coverage. But guest blogger Ed Bray maintains the SBC has the potential to confuse employees.
