by admin | May 12, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, DOL, DOT, HHS
In a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) issued on May 11, the federal agencies regulating the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) sought to close some loopholes that health insurers thought they had detected regarding preventive and contraceptive...
by admin | May 5, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, Health Care Reform, Obamacare, PPACA
More Americans enjoy health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), but that doesn’t always mean they can find a primary physician, and as a result emergency room (ER) visits are climbing, according to three-quarters of emergency physicians polled by The...
by admin | May 4, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, CMS, HHS, Obamacare, PPACA
An independent evaluation report released by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today reportedly shows that an innovative payment model created as a pilot project by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) generated substantial savings to Medicare in just two...
by admin | May 1, 2015 | Affordable Care Act
Barring some late action, the special enrollment period for Obamacare sign-ups — which actually extended the planned open enrollment period by 45 days — closed last night at midnight. Most state health insurance exchanges followed suit. The yearly open...
by admin | Apr 2, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, DOL, Health Care Reform, HHS, PPACA
Under pressure from business groups and others, the Department of Labor (DOL) has delayed until 2016 implementation of revised standards for the health insurance Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) required by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). When it released the...
by admin | Mar 25, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, Obamacare, PPACA
Half of U.S. households eligible for a 2014 tax subsidy under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) probably owe a repayment to the government, while 45 percent probably should receive a refund, according to estimates from a new analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation. The...