21 Jun Some States Try to Spur Competition in Exchanges to Keep Rates Down

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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is national legislation, but rates could be substantially different from state to state under the exchange system....

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21 Jun New Rules Allow for Increased Rewards/Penalties But Could Create More Work

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Organizations can increase the rewards and penalties associated with wellness programs, but they must offer a "reasonable alternative" health goal if rewards are offered....

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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 Final SHOP Regulations Issued

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The final regulations delay by one year the implementation of the "employee choice" model under SHOPs and provide for special enrollment periods....

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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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13 Jun Preparing for PPACA – A Readiness Checklist

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All employers should be taking steps now to be sure they are prepared for the PPACA requirements that take effect later this year and in 2014....

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13 Jun PCORI Fee Due July 31, 2013 For Plan Years Ending October 1, 2012 – December 31, 2012

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By July 31, 2013, most issuers of health insurance policies and plan sponsors of self-insured health plans must pay a fee of $1 per covered life as a result of new provisions in PPACA...

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