16 Dec SHOP Online Delay

Posted at 18:19h in Health Care Reform

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Employers who purchase small group coverage won't be able to purchase health plans online through PPACA's Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) until November 2014 for plan year 2015...

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16 Dec Boomers “Terrified”

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More than half of pre-retirees express alarm about how rising health care costs may affect their retirement plans, according to a PLANSPONSOR report on a Nationwide Financial annual survey....

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16 Dec Marriage Penalty

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Some married couples who fall just above PPACA's premium subsidy cutoff are crying foul, according to a combined report from Kaiser Health News and The Philadelphia Inquirer. Read more...

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16 Dec Making Sense of Private Exchanges

Posted at 14:33h in Health Care Reform

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How will private exchanges fit into a crowded, complicated health insurance ecosystem? Find out what you should look for in a private exchange and if it's right for you. ...

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16 Dec Another PPACA deadline delayed

Posted at 10:00h in Compliance News, Health Care Reform, PPACA Report

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The Obama administration has issued new regs that public exchanges – and participating carriers – can use to cope with startup problems. Most importantly, it pushes the selection and payment deadline for Jan.1 plan coverage to Dec. 23. Read more...

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03 Dec 2013 rise in employer health costs lowest in years

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Employers, it appears, worked hard to hold down health plan cost increases this year. But don’t count on another new low in 2014....

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02 Dec Compliance Recap for November 2013

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November brought several developments of interest to group health plans. Play catch up with this quick compliance overview on PPACA, FSA's, enrollment, exchanges and more...

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29 Nov Efforts To Fix Health Care Draw Mixed Reviews

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President Barack Obama is taking steps to correct problems that have plagued his health care reform program since its launch in October. There is debate over whether the president has made enough changes to the program to quell discontent....

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27 Nov States to decide which plans are PPACA-compliant

Posted at 10:00h in Compliance News, Health Care Reform

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States will be the ultimate determinant as to whether they will allow insurers to renew existing health insurances plans in 2014 even though these policies may not comply with the new Affordable Care Act, President Obama and state insurance regulators agreed at a White House...

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22 Nov Insurers Given Permission to Renew Policies That Don’t Meet PPACA Requirements

Posted at 14:46h in Compliance News, Health Care Reform, PPACA Report

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Insurers will not be required to meet most of the provisions of PPACA if they renew individual or small group policies that were in effect on Oct. 1, 2013. Read more...

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