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7-20-12 Affordable Care Act Update

Federal Update   The House Labor, Health and Human Services and Education (L/HHS) Appropriations Subcommittee approved its FY 2013 annual appropriations bill Wednesday.  The bill defunds most Affordable Care Act (ACA) programs, including state grants that will assist states with establishing marketplaces where people can shop and compare options for quality coverage, and funding for the Prevention and Public Health Fund. The House of Representatives made similar cuts in the L/HHS bill last year to ACA programs. However, the Senate retained funding for ...

7-20-12 Affordable Care Act Update

Federal Update   The House Labor, Health and Human Services and Education (L/HHS) Appropriations Subcommittee approved its FY 2013 annual appropriations bill Wednesday.  The bill defunds most Affordable Care Act (ACA) programs, including state grants that will assist states with establishing marketplaces where people can shop and compare options for quality coverage, and funding for the Prevention and Public Health Fund. The House of Representatives made similar cuts in the L/HHS bill last year to ACA programs. However, the Senate retained funding for ...

11-12-12 Affordable Care Act Update

Moving Forward   President Obama's re-election virtually assures that implementation of the health reform law will continue. There is much work to be done leading up to the January 1, 2014 implementation deadline, and it's likely that the ... an amendment to the state constitution to overturn the law's individual mandate. Exit polls showed that 49 percent of Florida voters believe the health law should be repealed completely or partially and 43 percent said it should be expanded or kept as is. Voters in Montana, Alabama and ... amendments. Regardless of voting results, the amendments do not have any impact on the federal law.   Exit Polls: Mixed Support for Health Care Law   Voters remain divided in their views of the Affordable Care Act, according to exit polls from Tuesday's elections. Forty-five percent ...

11-12-12 Affordable Care Act Update

Moving Forward   President Obama's re-election virtually assures that implementation of the health reform law will continue. There is much work to be done leading up to the January 1, 2014 implementation deadline, and it's likely that the ... an amendment to the state constitution to overturn the law's individual mandate. Exit polls showed that 49 percent of Florida voters believe the health law should be repealed completely or partially and 43 percent said it should be expanded or kept as is. Voters in Montana, Alabama and ... amendments. Regardless of voting results, the amendments do not have any impact on the federal law.   Exit Polls: Mixed Support for Health Care Law   Voters remain divided in their views of the Affordable Care Act, according to exit polls from Tuesday's elections. Forty-five percent ...

11-12-12 Affordable Care Act Update

Moving Forward   President Obama's re-election virtually assures that implementation of the health reform law will continue. There is much work to be done leading up to the January 1, 2014 implementation deadline, and it's likely that the ... an amendment to the state constitution to overturn the law's individual mandate. Exit polls showed that 49 percent of Florida voters believe the health law should be repealed completely or partially and 43 percent said it should be expanded or kept as is. Voters in Montana, Alabama and ... amendments. Regardless of voting results, the amendments do not have any impact on the federal law.   Exit Polls: Mixed Support for Health Care Law   Voters remain divided in their views of the Affordable Care Act, according to exit polls from Tuesday's elections. Forty-five percent ...

03-06-2014 Affordable Care Act Update

... week that the House of Representatives will soon vote on the Save the American Workers (SAW) Act, H.R. 2575, which would alter the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) definition of "full-time employee." The law currently requires companies with more than 50 full-time employees to offer health plans and defines full-time as those working 30 or more hours a week. Supporters of the bill argue that the law’s 30-hour definition ... million fewer people to receive employer-sponsored coverage, and send between 500,000 and 1 million more people to state Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) or health insurance marketplaces. Policy Update Marketplace Enrollment Hits 4 Million With just over a month left ...

8-23-12 Affordable Care Act Update

State Update The essential health benefits (EHB) provision in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires all health plans in the individual and small-group market (inside and outside state insurance exchanges) to offer patients a minimum standard of ...

8-23-12 Affordable Care Act Update

State Update The essential health benefits (EHB) provision in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires all health plans in the individual and small-group market (inside and outside state insurance exchanges) to offer patients a minimum standard of ...

8-23-12 Affordable Care Act Update

State Update The essential health benefits (EHB) provision in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires all health plans in the individual and small-group market (inside and outside state insurance exchanges) to offer patients a minimum standard of ...

8-23-12 Affordable Care Act Update

State Update The essential health benefits (EHB) provision in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires all health plans in the individual and small-group market (inside and outside state insurance exchanges) to offer patients a minimum standard of ...

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