by Editor | Aug 18, 2016 | ACA Reporting Services
To prepare for open enrollment, group health plan sponsors should be aware of the legal changes affecting the design and administration of their plans for plan years beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2017. Employers should review their plan documents to confirm that they...
by Editor | Aug 12, 2016 | ACA Reporting Services
Are people better off with health insurance provided by the Affordable Care Act? A study published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine offers another way of looking at the issue. Low-income people in Arkansas and Kentucky, which expanded Medicaid insurance to everyone...
by Editor | Aug 11, 2016 | ACA Reporting Services
The Republicans obsession with repealing Obamacare will be stalled if Hillary Clinton wins the 2016 presidential election. While millions of Americans have gained health coverage under the Affordable Care Act, the six-year-old law hit roadblocks this year as some...
by Editor | Aug 8, 2016 | ACA Reporting Services
Most industry insiders did not expect Aetna to pour cold water on Obamacare. Industry and regulatory fixes to the ACA marketplaces appear inevitable as impatience and losses escalate. Aetna soured on its ACA business after claims data showed higher use of pricey...
by Editor | Jul 20, 2016 | ACA Reporting Services
President Obama writes that the Affordable Care Act is the most important health legislation since the creation of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965. Writing as Barack Obama, J.D., in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the president lauded the health-care...
by Editor | Jul 15, 2016 | ACA Reporting Services
Following the ACA Procedures as defined in the law. The last error is the simplest to correct. Know the procedures and follow the procedures as identified in the ACA. We have heard of several situations where an employer has all of the proper procedures and policies...