House Speaker Bauer Criticizes Governor On Limiting Enrollment In Healthy Indiana Plan
This is interesting that the house speaker would criticizes the Governor on the Healthy Indiana Plan. When responsible leaders makes a decision to limit the enrollment into a subsidized health plan it usually comes down to math. There are actuaries that can predict what its going to cost to fund claims on a large group of […]
Small Group Tax Credit Extends To Dental And Vision Benefits
The small group tax credit, which will benefit millions of small businesses, has just become more attractive. That’s because the IRS has just released new details clarifying that the tax credit also applies to premiums for dental and vision benefits – not just health benefits. And there’s more good news: Eligible companies that already get […]
Healthcare Reform’s “Cadillac Plan” Excise Tax
The excise tax was included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) passed into law on March 23, 2010. The provision levies a 40% nondeductible tax on the annual value of health plan costs for employees that exceed $10,200 for single coverage or $27,500 for family coverage in 2018. Data reveals that the […]
Health Savings Account Enrollment Reaches Ten Million
New study show a large increase of Health Savings Account plans. These type of major medical plans are becoming popular because they create a reduction in premium. Consumers are starting to look at health insurance for major medical events and then small claims fall on to them. When the consumer now pays the first $2,500 […]
Industry Groups Comment to HHS on Medical Loss Ratios
The Medical Loss Ratio is very critical to the health insurance industry. This MLR is going to have a huge effect on carriers profits and how they operate. In fact we could see some carriers drop out of certain markets reducing the already limited choices of carriers. The HHS has to clarify the laws on the […]
Insurance Affects ICU Survival Rate In U.S.
Insurance Affects ICU Survival Rate In U.S.: Study Intensive care patients who did not have health insurance were 21 percent more likely to die than insured patients, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.Their study of intensive care units or ICUs in Pennsylvania adds to arguments that a lack of health insurance can be deadly. Health insurance […]
The Early Retiree Reinsurance Program
The Early Retiree Reinsurance Program helps employers provide coverage to retirees The recently passed Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act includes an early retiree reinsurance program available to groups that provide medical coverage to early retirees and their spouses, surviving spouses and dependents. This temporary program will provide $5 billion to help employers to continue to […]
New Cost of Healthcare Reform
New Cost Estimate Tops $1 Trillion: U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius issued a letter to congressional leaders this week, touting the administration’s early success in implementing certain provisions of health care reform. Meanwhile, officials from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reported on Tuesday that the health care reform legislation will cost about […]
Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act
The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHP) is one of several federal health care reform laws that are creating a significant and immediate impact on employers. The new legislation prohibits group health plans that provide mental health and/or substance use disorder benefits from applying ” Regulations issued by the federal government on February […]
Additional Cost To Healthcare Reform
President Barack Obama’s new health care law could potentially add at least $115 billion more to government health care spending over the next 10 years, congressional budget referees said Tuesday. If Congress approves all the additional spending called for in the legislation, it would push the ten-year cost of the overhaul above $1 trillion. The […]
