by Girish Anand | Oct 4, 2013 | Affordable Care Act, Health Care Reform, HHS, Obamacare, PPACA
The Obamacare Health Insurance Marketplace operating in the 36 states that declined to operate their own exchange received 2.8 million visitors the first day (Oct. 1), but Health and Human Services (HHS) officials have yet to release any data on sign-ups. In a call...
by Girish Anand | Sep 26, 2013 | Affordable Care Act, Health Care Reform, Obamacare, PPACA
Another setback in the Obamacare Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) was announced today by the Obama administration, admitting its computer system won't be ready to accept online applications until Nov. 1 instead of the Oct. 1 opening of the Health...
by Girish Anand | Sep 25, 2013 | Affordable Care Act, Health Care Reform, Obamacare, PPACA
According to a report about the Health Insurance Marketplaces issued today by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), "the average premium nationally for the second lowest cost silver plan will be $328 [a month] before tax credits." However, HHS...
by Girish Anand | Sep 22, 2013 | Affordable Care Act, Health Care Reform, Obamacare
In a report that is not all that surprising, the New York Times has concluded that insurers offering health care policies on the Obamacare Marketplaces are keeping costs lower by reducing the number of providers and choices available to purchasers. An article in...
by Girish Anand | Sep 19, 2013 | Affordable Care Act, Health Care Reform, PPACA
With just two weeks before the launch of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Health Insurance Marketplaces, which will sell insurance to millions of Americans not covered at work and millions more not previously able to buy coverage, the federal computer...
by Girish Anand | Sep 16, 2013 | Health Care Reform, Obamacare, PPACA
The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) last week published two Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRMs) concerning the large-business reporting requirements under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The IRS made headlines on July 2 when it threw up...