As health care reform continues to take the media forefront, one contentious addition to the debate is the recent McKinsey report on implications of the health-care overhaul law.
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Jul 11, 2011
As the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) prepares to release regulations in July 2011 covering what states must do to create health insurance exchanges, stakeholders are anxious to learn what the exchange system will have in store for them.
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Jul 11, 2011
As Congressional leaders race to address the debt-ceiling limit deadline, Moody’s Analytics Chief Economist Mark Zandi signaled his support for extending the payroll tax break to both employees and employers to help boost the economy in light of Friday’s disappointing unemployment report.
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Jul 11, 2011
As President Obama meets with Congressional leaders to negotiate a potential debt-ceiling plan, NASE released the following statement urging policymakers to keep the 78 percent of the small business community represented by the self-employed and micro-businesses in mind as they consider measures to give employers a break under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA).
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Jul 07, 2011
With debt-ceiling talks thrown into limbo, Kristie Arslan, Executive Director of the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE), released the following statement as Congress considers measures to give employers a break under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA).
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Jul 07, 2011
Under the Affordable Care Act (PL 111-148), if you and your family enrolled in a new health plan on or after September 23, 2010, your insurance provider is now required to cover certain recommended preventive services without charging you a co-pay, co-insurance or deductible.
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Jul 06, 2011
Although the Affordable Care Act (PL 111-148) became law in March 2010, many of its provisions will not go into effect until as late as 2014. One provision of the legislation that has yet to take effect is a new consumer protection provision that prevents private insurance companies from discriminating against or refusing insurance to patients with pre-existing health conditions.
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Jul 06, 2011
The administration’s health IT program has given doctors and hospital officials financial incentives to adopt Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems that meet federal standards, but lawmakers on the House Small Business Committee’s Subcommittee on Healthcare and Technology are questioning whether the Obama administration has done enough to help physicians in small practices.
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Jul 06, 2011
Young adults lack health insurance at the highest rate of any age group, and have the lowest rate of access to employer-based insurance. However, a recent study from The Commonwealth Fund found that the Affordable Care Act (PL 111-148) is already making a difference for them.
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Jul 06, 2011
America's lawmakers are working frantically to craft a solution to the ballooning federal deficit and the rapidly approaching August 2 debt ceiling deadline.
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Jul 06, 2011