Gov. Agencies Postpone Claims Appeal Process.

Agencies Postpone Claims and Appeals Enforcement The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the U.S. Treasury Department,   Treasury Department agencies and the Labor Department have postpone the claims appeal process of the health care reform. They are stating they are having problems form a technical standpoint.  If you look […]

Defunding Tactics of Health Care Law

Defunding tactics It looks like the House Republicans are working on a serious game plan to defund the health care reform laws. The one that I think would have the biggest impact on the law would be the grants for the state based exchanges. If the defunding occurred, it would make it difficult for the […]

Revision To Health Law

Revision to health law  The president has allowed states the flexibility to tackle the health care law on their own as long as it reaches the goals of the federal government. This provision was already in the health care law but the president is moving it up 3 year so states can opt out in […]

PPACA Consequences

PPACA has major  consequence to the employer group plans over 50 lives. PPACA spawns a new form of wage discrimination I had to re post this blog posting because it show some unintended consequences of the reform. Under the new law if a group over 50 lives has a group health insurance plan in place it […]

Letter to HHS From Responsible Governors

Governor’s Letter to HHS Here is the Governor’s letter to  Kathleen Sebelius Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This letter is stating that the states should have the right to setup the health exchange without the federal governments mandates.  This is a huge statement!  These governors realize that the federal mandates will make the plans […]

Judge Vinson Rules Health Care Law Is Unconstitutional

 Judge Roger Vinson, in Pensacola, FlaVinson wrote  “I must reluctantly conclude that Congress exceeded the bounds of its authority in passing the act with the individual mandate. That is not to say, of course, that Congress is without power to address the problems and inequities in our health care system. The health care market is […]

HHS Secretary Testified On The Health Care Law

http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/LawonCo Here at Nefouse and Associates we know how everyone enjoys watching C-Span especially when it comes to health insurance.  So I have watched it for you and will give you the update. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius testified on the impact of the 2010 health care law. The Secretary job is to […]

Repealing Health Care Law

I know most people find health care debate to be boring but the reality is this is going to effect you one way or the other. Congress has formed two committees to investigate the entire law and the impacts that it will have on the economy.  I know some people feel this might be a waste […]

State Of The Union Regarding Health Insurance

I listened very closely to the speech given by our president on the State of the Union. I concentrated very closely on the small portion dedicated to  health insurance.  The speech was very broad and in a sense contradictory to the Presidents actions for the last two years. The fact the President stated that he […]

Talk About Health Care Reform

It’s very important that we continue to talk about health care reform. Ask people that are in the health care equation. Speak to your Doctor, Nurse, Pharmacist, and Insurance broker.  It’s important for everyone to know what the people in the health care field think about the current reform laws. Right now there is a […]