by Girish Anand | Jul 31, 2013 | Health Care Reform
The news almost slipped by, but financial reporters noticed yesterday that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and eHealthInsurance.com had forged an agreement that allows the online insurance broker to sell policies on the federal Obamacare...
by Girish Anand | Jul 31, 2013 | NLRB
For the first time in a decade, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is up to strength with five members fully approved by the U.S. Senate following yesterday afternoon's vote on a revised slate of appointees. As part of the recent nuclear showdown in the...
by Girish Anand | Jul 30, 2013 | Health Care Reform
A research fee established under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) takes effect tomorrow, July 31, when health insurers and companies with self-insured health plans must begin paying $1 per covered person for plan years that end before Oct. 1, 2013. For plan years ending...
by Girish Anand | Jul 29, 2013 | State Labor Law
Rhode Island has enacted a law, typically known as "Ban the Box," that prohibits employment applications from containing questions about prior criminal convictions beginning Jan. 1, 2014. The state's Fair Employment Practices Act (FEPA), which the new...
by Girish Anand | Jul 29, 2013 | Health Care Reform, HHS
On the eve of the 48th anniversary of the signing of Medicare and Medicaid into law, new information released today by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) claims to show a stronger Medicare program because of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). According to...
