by Girish Anand | Mar 26, 2019 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare
The Department of Justice (DOJ) under new Attorney General William Barr has changed course and is now calling on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to strike down in its entirety the Affordable Care Act (ACA, or Obamacare). This is in opposition to its previous...
by Girish Anand | Mar 25, 2019 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare
In announcing the final tally for enrollment in Obamacare plans for 2019 through the exchanges, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) today also announced that health insurance plans that are not compliant with all new mandates but were...
by Girish Anand | Mar 25, 2019 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare
New Jersey has opted to leave the Affordable Care Act (ACA, or Obamacare) federal exchange at HealthCare.gov and create its own online portal for the start of the 2021 health insurance open enrollment period. “A New Jersey exchange will be a strong measure of...
by Girish Anand | Mar 20, 2019 | Affordable Care Act, COBRA, Obamacare
Though in many cases a departing employee would be better served obtaining subsidized insurance on the Obamacare exchanges, employers are still required to inform departing employees and their qualified beneficiaries of the option to extend their company-based health...
by Girish Anand | Mar 11, 2019 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, CMS, PPACA
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a request for information (RFI) that solicits recommendations on how to eliminate regulatory, operational and financial barriers to enhance issuers’ ability to sell health insurance coverage across...
by Girish Anand | Feb 20, 2019 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare
The nation’s health insurance companies have been winning lawsuit after lawsuit over the Trump administration’s decision to end cost-sharing reduction (CSR) payments in 2017. CSR payments are a feature of the Affordable Care Act (ACA, or Obamacare) that...