Obama Administration Announces New Health Exchange Delay. The White House announced Thursday that it was pushing a piece of the Affordable Care Act’s SHOP exchanges, news that was carried by many major papers and websites, which portrayed it as the latest in a series of delays for the beleaguered law. […]

Obama Defends ACA, Criticizes “Crazy” Predictions Of Negative Impact. President Obama’s speech on the Affordable Care Act in Largo, Maryland Thursday receives generally sympathetic coverage, calling the President’s remarks “passionate” and “a ringing defense” of the law, though some also note Democratic criticism that the presidential effort to explain and […]

Utah Study Group Lays Out Medicaid Expansion Options. The AP  (9/27, Price) reports that a Utah “study group has laid out a handful of options for expanding Medicaid” in that state, even “though Gov. Gary Herbert  (9/27) is still holding off on a decision about expanding the program.” Yesterday, at […]

We’ve been expressing concern about exchange-related fraud for a while now and this week we were glad to welcome the Obama Administration to the bandwagon. On Wednesday, Attorney General Eric Holder, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Edith Ramirez met at the White House to […]

The following articles are from NAHU Newswire: Leading the News Employer Mandate Delay Casts Doubt On ACA Implementation. Fallout from last week’s announcement that the Obama Administration planned to delay the Affordable Care Act’s employer mandate until 2015 continues. Many national outlets, some offering multiple reports, cover several aspects of […]

Just in case anyone missed the news, the Employer Mandate portion of the PPACA has been delayed until January 1, 2015. On July 2, 2013, the Treasury Department announced that enforcement of the employer shared responsibility payments of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) will be delayed by […]

February 1, 2013 The deadline for employers to notify employees of the availability of Health Benefit Exchanges has been delayed from March 1, 2013, to late summer or fall of 2013. The Department of Labor is considering providing model, generic language that could be used to satisfy the notice requirement. […]

HalSi Insurance Services is celebrating its 20th year in business and would like to thank our clients for their 20 Years of loyal support and patronage. HalSi was founded in 1992 by Sima Ehrich, a dedicated and caring insurance professional. Over these many years, HalSi has expanded its product offerings to become […]

Spring ahead with these home maintenance tips. ? Inspect your smoke detectors, and make sure that there is one on each floor of your home. Test them monthly, and change the batteries annually or as needed. ? Check the light bulbs in all your fixtures to be sure they are […]

Cost to rebuild Cost to rebuild (reconstruction cost) reflects estimated construction material, labor and equipment costs to rebuild your home while maintaining the same size and quality of construction, at today’s prices. Key features that impact the cost to rebuild your home include: Total living area (square footage of home) […]