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Companies Struggle With ACA Reporting
New reporting requirements mandated by the Affordable Care Act are posing challenges to large and small companies, and most employers have made little progress on deciding on or implementing a Read MoreCalifornia Health Insurance Rates To Rise By 4%
California’s Affordable Care Act exchange, known as Covered California, has negotiated an average 4% increase in premiums for the 1.3 million residents of the state who buy individual insurance through Read More
Non-Physicians Do More, Cost Less
An increasing amount of medical care is being delivered by nurse practitioners, physician assistants and other non-physician providers, making care more widely available and helping hold down costs, according to Read More
IRS Alerts Employers on Required Reports
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a reminder that all employers that provide self-insured health coverage, must file an annual return reporting certain information for each employee they cover. If Read More
Utah Legislators Agree on Medicaid Expansion
After two years of debate and months of closed-door negotiations, Utah’s Republican governor and state legislature have agreed on a deal to expand Medicaid in that state, covering about 126,000 Read More
ACA Offers Help For Informal Caregivers
Millions of Americans who provide unpaid care for ill, disabled or aged family members or friends can now get help through the Affordable Care Act for their own physical and Read More
IRS Offers ACA Webinars for Employers and Insurers
The Internal Revenue Service is offering a series of three webinars designed to help employers and insurance providers understand provisions of the Affordable Care Act. The webinars will be held Read More
Alaska’s Governor Acts to Expand Medicaid
Alaska’s Gov. Bill Walker moved to expand Medicaid, saying he will ask the administration to offer Medicaid coverage to all qualifying residents of the state. Noting that Alaska’s legislature had Read MoreIRS Audits Its Own Service to Taxpayers
Despite a few glitches, the Internal Revenue Service says, the agency’s staff did a “commendable” job implementing provisions of the Affordable Care Act. The most significant new challenge the IRS Read MoreNew Rules on Religious Objections to Birth Control
The Obama administration has unveiled new rules aiming to address religious objections by to providing birth control to female employees as required by the Act. To learn more about ACA Read MoreImpact of ‘King’ on Applicable Large Employers
Impact of ‘King’ on Applicable Large Employers The Supreme Court’s decision in ‘King v. Burwell’ had ramifications for “applicable large employers” that went beyond approving payment of insurance subsidies in Read MoreTime’s Up on Premium Reimbursement
Time’s Up on Premium Reimbursement The IRS has taken a hard position on employer payment plans under the ACA, and now the time is up for small employers to comply. Read More
Enrollments Alone Don’t Lead to Better Health
Despite the Affordable Care Act’s success in getting 16 million more Americans enrolled in health insurance programs, major hurdles still keep consumers from understanding their coverage, finding a doctor and Read More
