by Girish Anand | Jul 12, 2018 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, CMS, Health Care Reform, Obamacare
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) Navigator program, which funds groups and individuals to help walk people through the Obamacare sign-up process, is being cut financially once again by the Trump administration, this time from $36 million to $10 million. In 2017, funding...
by Girish Anand | Jul 12, 2018 | DOL, Health Care Reform
The Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce is reviving its once-thriving association health plan (AHP) under new rules released by the Department of Labor (DOL). Prior to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the chamber’s AHP served some 20,000 members for nearly 30...
by Girish Anand | May 29, 2018 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, Employee Benefits Administration, Health Care Reform, Medicaid, Medicare, Obamacare
The federal government subsidizes health insurance for most Americans through a variety of programs and tax provisions. In 2018, net subsidies for non-institutionalized people under age 65 will total $685 billion, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the staff of...
by Girish Anand | May 7, 2018 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, Health Care Reform, Obamacare
Tucked inside the massive House farm bill now under consideration is a measure to help fund rural association health plans to the tune of $65 million over four years, to be doled out at the secretary of Agriculture’s discretion. Under the bill, starting next...
by Girish Anand | Apr 6, 2018 | DOJ, Health Care Reform, HHS
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Attorney General Jeff Sessions today released a fiscal year (FY) 2017 Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program report showing that for every dollar the federal government spent on healthcare related fraud and abuse...
by Girish Anand | Apr 4, 2018 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, CMS, Health Care Reform, Obamacare
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its final report on the 2018 open enrollment period for Affordable Care Act (ACA, or Obamacare) policies, touting the cost effectiveness of the new approach. In 2017, CMS spent $100 million in...