HEALTHCARE Final Rule On Excepted Benefits The U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury published a final rule to amend the definition of benefits under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Generally, […]
HEALTHCARE Premiums Rise Modestly for Silver Plans A report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation finds that premiums for the lowest-cost silver plans were modest, although there are exceptions in a few states. The same […]
California’s insurance market is set to undergo enormous changes as health reform takes full effect and millions become eligible for public insurance or private subsidies, according to a report by the California HealthCare Foundation. The […]
I recently asked one thousand brokers a straightforward question, “What advice would you give Congress around the ACA?” Reading the feedback, I could tell that most had been written with clenched fists and gritted teeth. […]
Eliminating discrimination on the basis of preexisting conditions is one of the central features of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). But there is evidence that insurers are resorting to other tactics to dissuade high-cost patients […]
Benefitter recently asked 1,028 brokers how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has affected them. Eighty percent had negative or critical feedback around the Affordable Care Act. The following are brokers’ top concerns: 26% Rate increases […]
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