by admin | Feb 18, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, HHS, Obamacare, PPACA
Open enrollment during the second year of Obamacare closed on Sunday, Feb. 15, and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) subsequently released its latest statistical “snapshot” showing that 11.4 million persons signed up or renewed their health...
by admin | Feb 17, 2015 | USCIS
Two days before the first wave of President Obama’s immigration reform was to take effect, a federal judge in Texas has issued a 123-page order halting federal immigration officials from implementing the plan. U.S. District Judge Andrew S. Hanen in Brownsville...
by admin | Feb 15, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, HHS
On Sunday, Feb. 15, open enrollment for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA, commonly referred to as Obamacare) is closing. Thus far, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) says that at least 10 million people have enrolled or been...
by admin | Feb 13, 2015 | HHS, OCR
Covered entities bound by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and its breach notification rule must submit reports of breaches affecting fewer than 500 individuals by March 1, or 60 days after the calendar year in which the breaches...
by admin | Feb 11, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, HHS
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a report outlining the impact of advanced premium tax credits on premiums in the Health Insurance Marketplaces. Almost 6.5 million individuals in the 37 states using the HealthCare.gov platform are...