by Girish Anand | Nov 7, 2017 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare
On the first day of open enrollment for Obamacare health insurance policies — Nov. 1 — some 200,000 people signed up on HealthCare.gov, double the number from 2016, according to reports in various media sources including The Hill and The Washington Post....
by Girish Anand | Nov 6, 2017 | DOL, Jobs
The Department of Labor (DOL) has released its Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2018-2022 with an emphasis on “jobs, more jobs and even more jobs,” in the words of Secretary Alexander Acosta. In his “Secretary’s Message” prefacing the...
by Girish Anand | Nov 6, 2017 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, CHIP
The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), a Clinton-era initiative that ran out of funds on Sept. 31, has been reauthorized by a 242-174 vote in the House of Representatives, but now faces an uncertain fate in the Senate, where some of the bill’s...
by Girish Anand | Nov 2, 2017 | ACA, Affordable Care Act
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a report “on qualified health plans (QHPs) available in the Exchange for states that use the HealthCare.gov platform, including estimates for issuer participation, health plan options, premiums, and...
by Girish Anand | Nov 1, 2017 | EEOC
Today (Nov 1., 2017) the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) launched an EEOC Public Portal to provide online access to individuals inquiring about discrimination. “This secure online system makes the EEOC and an individual’s charge information...
