02 Jul White House delays employer mandate requirement until 2015

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The Obama administration will not penalize businesses that do not provide health insurance in 2014, the Treasury Department announced Tuesday....

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01 Jul Final birth control rule issued for faith groups

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The Obama administration isn't backing off its position that employers must include free contraceptive coverage in workers’ insurance plans as part of the nation's health care reforms, though it did give churches some wiggle room Friday....

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01 Jul House bill would change PPACA definition of full-time employee

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Legislation introduced in the House of Representatives last Friday would ease the health care reform law's definition of a full-time employee, shielding more employers from a stiff financial penalty imposed by the law....

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26 Jun Employers Push for Better Health Pricing

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Health plans are being evaluated by the simplest measures rather than ones that dig deeper. For most purchasers of the plans, this only frustrates efforts to control costs and facilitate better outcomes for those covered....

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25 Jun SHRM Research Spotlights Health Care Reform Strategies

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New survey reports detailing how U.S. employers are responding to health care reform were released by the Society for Human Resource Management on June 16, 2013, in conjunction with its Annual Conference & Exposition....

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21 Jun Large Employers Considering Idea of ‘Skinny’ Health Plans

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Many employers are thinking of offering a very limited health care plan in order to avoid a higher penalty. ...

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20 Jun Health Care Law Remains Deeply Divisive

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How will the Affordable Care Act impact a united country that shares many divided views? What does the health care law mean to you? ...

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19 Jun The Hundred Years’ War for Healthcare Reform

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Original article from https://inthesetimes.com By A.W. Gaffney The story of healthcare reform in the United states begins not with Obama, Clinton or even Johnson, but almost a century ago, in the years leading up to World War I. Although the Socialist Party of America had called for insurance...

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18 Jun With a $2,000 deductible Is the Affordable Care Act ‘affordable’?

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Until now, much of the debate swirling around the Affordable Care Act has focused on the cost of premiums in the state-based health insurance exchanges. But what will enrollees actually get for that monthly charge?...

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17 Jun Large employers won’t cut worker hours due to PPACA

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98% of employers surveyed by Towers Watson & Co. said they have not and are not considering asking full-time employees to move to part-time status ...

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