Archive for the ‘Health Care Exchanges’ Category
2012 Healthcare Exchange Forecast
The law firm McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP has complied a “Look Ahead to 2012” for exchange watchers that gives a sense of the current landscape, the big decisions to come and what steps, if any, each state may take toward establishing an exchange this year.
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Wisconsin Halts Health Care Exchange Preparation
Almost as fast as Wisconsin started its preparations for state insurance exchanges under the Affordable Care Act, Republican Governor Walker issued an emergency rule stopping work on the development of a Wisconsin exchange. Governor Walker, a vocal critic of health care reform, appended Wisconsin to the multi-state lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of health care [...]
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PA Will Create Health Care Exchange
The Corbett administration announced on Tuesday that it was moving forward with developing a state-run insurance exchange. The next steps for Pennsylvania are to apply for a federal grant to develop the exchange and the General Assembly will need to develop legislation for putting the exchange in place. Read More…
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Delay of SBC Effective Date: Welcome news for group health plans and insurers
The three government agencies responsible for the implementation of health care reform (HHS, DOL and Treasury) jointly issued FAQs Thursday addressing the ACA-required Summary of Benefits and Coverage Explanation (SBC). Under the ACA,…
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Drafting Error Causes Loss of ObamaCare Tax Credit Via Federal Exchanges?
Investor’s Business Daily published an article this week wherein they highlighted an Affordable Care Act drafting error that could be interpreted to prohibit individuals purchasing coverage in a federally-established exchange from receiving the premium tax credits that are its biggest draw. Read more…
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HHS Provides Temporary Relief for Stand-Alone HRAs
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has indicated that all health reimbursement accounts (HRAs) that were in effect before September 23, 2010, are exempt from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s prohibition against annual limits for plan years beginning on or after September 23, 2010, and before January 1, 2014. Read More…
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Findings from MetLife’s Broker and Consultant Study
“To help brokers and consultants as they re-examine their current strategies and explore new ones, MetLife conducted an extensive survey and face-to-face interviews with brokers and consultants who work with employers of all sizes. The results of this research reveal insights into the challenges and concerns brokers and consultants are facing, as well as the [...]
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