by Girish Anand | Sep 11, 2013 | Affordable Care Act, Health Care Reform, Obamacare, PPACA
A $267-million dollar super-computer system dubbed the "Hub" is finding it hard to incorporate all its Affordable Health Care (ACA) mandates by the time the Health Insurance Marketplaces begin selling policies on Oct. 1. Research by Benz Communications...
by Girish Anand | Sep 6, 2013 | Affordable Care Act, DOL, Health Care Reform, HHS, Obamacare, PPACA
In about three weeks, the Obamacare Health Insurance Marketplaces will begin servicing individual and small business customers with promises of "affordable care." Avalere Health has completed a study of the policies being offered nationwide and come up with...
by Girish Anand | Sep 5, 2013 | Affordable Care Act, DOL, Health Care Reform, Obamacare
The Department of Labor (DOL) yesterday published a new set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), dealing primarily with the upcoming Marketplace Notice of Coverage Options and the 2014 implementation of the...
by Girish Anand | Sep 2, 2013 | Affordable Care Act, Health Care Reform, HHS, Obamacare
According to its Final Regulations released just before the Labor Day holiday weekend, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is requiring insurance companies participating in the Obamacare Marketplaces to accept prepaid debit cards. Insurers also are...
by Girish Anand | Aug 30, 2013 | Affordable Care Act, Health Care Reform, HHS, Obamacare
A rule in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requiring reporting within one hour of all breaches of protected health information (PHI) during Health Insurance Marketplace activities has been dropped in the final regulations, to be published today in the Federal Register....
by Girish Anand | Aug 28, 2013 | Affordable Care Act, Health Care Reform, IRS, Obamacare, PPACA
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) yesterday issued final regulations regarding penalties under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for those who fail to maintain "minimum essential coverage." Those who fail to maintain minimum essential health insurance coverage...