March 31, 2015 Robert Sheen Final regulations on employer-provided wraparound coverage under the Affordable Care Act were issued by the IRS and Departments of Health and Human Services and Labor. Wraparound coverage is employer-sponsored coverage Read More
March 30, 2015 Robert Sheen RAND Corp. analysts who looked at the likely effects of eliminating the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate determined that the likely result would be an increase in premiums and a Read More
March 26, 2015 Robert Sheen A new report shows that a year after the Affordable Care Act’s coverage expansion provisions took effect, physicians have not experienced a sharp increase in visits by new or sick Read More
March 25, 2015 Robert Sheen About one out five U.S. employers are reducing for part-time workers as a result of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a new survey by Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Read More
March 24, 2015 Robert Sheen The cost to hospitals uncompensated care was reduced by an estimated $7.4 billion in 2014, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. The agency also found that expansion Read More
March 24, 2015 Robert Sheen An article by ACA TimesEditor-in-Chief Robert Sheen providing CEOs with a brief “Guide to Obamacare” has been published by CEO Magazine. The article is also available on the magazine’s website. Read More
March 19, 2015 Robert Sheen As the Act marks its fifth anniversary, a poll by the Kaiser Family Foundationfinds the gap between favorable and unfavorable opinions about the law has narrowed to the closest margin Read More
March 18, 2015 Robert Sheen The Affordable Care Act has resulted in a 16.4 million increase in the number of Americans having insurance coverage, according to the White House. The administration released the figure in Read More
March 17, 2015 Robert Sheen President Obama announced the creation of a new advisory panel charged with improving the ability of the Veterans Affairs Department to meet the healthcare needs patients and beneficiaries. The 14 Read More
March 16, 2015 Robert Sheen Some unscrupulous preparers are telling clients who owe payments to give the money to them rather than sending the payment with their , the said in a consumer advisory. Many Read More
March 12, 2015 Robert Sheen Here we are, months into the first year when have to track and store data for the Act, and fewer than one company out five feels ready to do what Read More
March 11, 2015 Robert Sheen Many families – especially those with low to moderate incomes – don’t have sufficient savings to cover a mid- or larger deductible in a private plan, according to an analysis Read More
March 10, 2015 Robert Sheen Physicians, hospitals and other medical can participate in a new system that lets them – and their patients – keep a larger portion any savings they achieve. The , called Read More
March 6, 2015 Robert Sheen The Internal Revenue has issued a one-page guide for companies that must submit “ provider fee” reports during 2015. For any questions or a consultation on the ACA or IRS Read More
March 5, 2015 Robert Sheen By Robert S. Sheen, Editor-in-Chief Attorneys for the King v. Burwell plaintiffs challenging a key the Act, and for the Obama administration defending the law, presented their conflicting views before Read More
March 2, 2015 Robert Sheen The IRS is giving extra to farmers and fishermen who missed this year’s March 2 deadline because they were sent incorrect premium tax credit 1095-A from the federal health insurance Read More
