by Girish Anand | Jul 10, 2013 | Health Care Reform
Even though officials announced this week that there would be scant verification of incomes and employment status for those individuals applying for health insurance through the new Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplaces, a British firm has been awarded a contract...
by Girish Anand | Jul 8, 2013 | Health Care Reform, HHS
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Friday, July 5, quietly published new regulations on income and employment verification for subsidized health care from the Health Insurance Marketplaces set to launch Oct. 1 in 16 states, along with a federal...
by Girish Anand | Jul 3, 2013 | Health Care Reform
Yesterday, an obscure official in the Treasury Department announced a one-year delay in the Shared Employer Responsibility provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which set forth a penalty schedule for businesses with 50 or more employees that did not offer health...
by Girish Anand | Jun 28, 2013 | Health Care Reform
Today, the Obama administration issued final rules that balance the goal of providing women with coverage for recommended preventive care – including contraceptive services prescribed by a health care provider with no cost-sharing – with the goal...
by Girish Anand | Jun 27, 2013 | Health Care Reform
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) yesterday published a final rule on who qualifies to opt out of the so-called individual mandate to buy health insurance or pay a fine under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The biggest category is simply those who...
by Girish Anand | Jun 24, 2013 | Health Care Reform, HHS
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today kicked off its Health Insurance Marketplace education effort with a new, consumer-focused HealthCare.gov website and a 24-hours-a-day consumer call center to help Americans prepare for open enrollment and...