On Thursday, October 12, 2017, the White House released an Executive Order, signed by President Trump, titled "Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition Across the United States." It is important to note that the Executive Order (EO) does not implement any new laws or regulations, but instead directs various federal agencies to explore options relating to [...]
According to Florida's Office of Insurance Regulations, Obamacare plan premiums may increase an average of 45 percent in Florida next year due to health insurance carriers request for rate increases. There are six insurers in Florida selling plans on and off the exchanges in 2018 including Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Celtic Insurance Company, Florida Health Care [...]
The Trump Administration could issue new rules as early as today which would expand exemptions to the federal requirement that employers include “birth control coverage in their health insurance plans. Millions of women have access to birth control without co-payments because of the contraceptive coverage mandate, according to a study commissioned by the Obama Administration.” [...]
On October 1, 2017 the Washington Post reported that “Congress just allowed the Children’s Health Insurance Program, which provided low-cost health insurance to 9 million children, to expire.” If Congress fails to act to restore the program, many children will be unable to get routine checkups, immunizations, prescriptions, doctor visits, dental and vision care, inpatient [...]
On September 26, Senate Republican leadership determined the Graham-Cassidy bill, which would repeal and replace parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), did not have enough support to bring up for a vote by the Senate. This bill was the Senate’s final attempt to repeal and replace the ACA under the fiscal year 2017 reconciliation [...]
According to the Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM) 2017 annual employee benefits report, these are some of the workplace perks that have increased in popularity over the last couple of years and some that have seen better days. Click Here
Great video by Bloomberg Politics where President Trump has threatened to halt subsidies to speed ACA demise.
The New York Times (7/3, Pear, Subscription Publication) reported that congressional Republicans are moving to stop the IRS from enforcing the ACA’s requirement that most Americans have health insurance or pay a tax penalty. While the plan “is separate from Republican efforts to repeal the health care law, and appears more likely to be adopted [...]
(CNN)President Donald Trump today called for repealing the Affordable Care Act immediately and replacing it later with another health care plan if Republican senators are unable to pass their bill. "If Republican Senators are unable to pass what they are working on now, they should immediately REPEAL, and then REPLACE at a later date," tweeted [...]
An excellent article published today by Employee Benefits News (EBN) on the revisions of the Senate Healthcare Bill. Check it out.