The AP (2/26, Murphy) reported that many insurers are losing money in the health insurance exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act, threatening its future. UnitedHealth Group Inc. “may not participate in 2017” and Aetna “has questioned the viability of the exchanges.” That said, “enrollment is growing and appears to […]
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The deadline to sign-up for January 1 coverage has been extended until 11:59pm PST December 17. Because of the unprecedented demand and volume of consumers contacting our call center or visiting HealthCare.gov, we are extending the deadline to sign-up for January 1 coverage until 11:59pm PST December 17. Hundreds of thousands […]
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The Wall Street Journal (12/8, A2, Radnofsky, Subscription Publication) reports that Federal officials said Monday that uninsured people who do not get coverage by the end of the ACA’s enrollment period on Jan. 31 will not be given an extension to avoid the penalty for not having coverage. In a […]
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Reuters (11/11, Cornwell) reports that Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) said Tuesday that Democratic lawmakers are considering proposing changes to the ACA’s “Cadillac tax” on high-cost health plans. “I’m not proposing eliminating it at this point, I’m open to suggestions for changing it,” he told reporters. According to Reuters, Senate Minority […]
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Two Arizona health insurance companies have been placed under supervision by the Arizona Director of Insurance, Andy Tobin. Director Tobin filed an Order for Supervision on October 30, 2015, to place Meritus Health Partners and Meritus Mutual Health Partners into supervision. Meritus declined to consent to the Order for Supervision. […]
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The 2015 Reinsurance Fee deadline is quickly approaching. Employers sponsoring self-funded group health plans are required to submit their average covered lives data and schedule their Reinsurance Fee payments no later than .November 16, 2015 Reinsurance Fee Refresher The Reinsurance Fee is an annual, fixed fee per average covered life […]
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The Washington Post (10/15) reports in brief coverage that Tennessee’s “Obamacare health insurance co-op announced Wednesday that it would close at the end of 2015, becoming the sixth of 23 such plans to collapse in the past year.” The nonprofit insurer, known as Community Health Alliance, said it made the […]
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NAHU is happy to share with you that the 2015 1094-B and 1095-B filing requirements for HRAs have been fixed! In early August, the IRS released draft instructions for 1094-B and 1095-B that included HRA filing requirements. NAHU reached out to the Administration regarding the affect this would have on […]
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The Congressional Budget Office estimated Tuesday that repealing the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate would reduce the deficit by more than $305 billion but increase the number of uninsured Americans by 14 million over the next decade, the Washington Times (9/16, Howell) reports. The government would spend “about $100 billion […]
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ABC World News (2/20, story 11, 0:15, Muir) reported that “outrage” over another Affordable Care Act “glitch” continues to mount after nearly 800,000 people received inaccurate tax forms from the Federal exchange website. As a result of the “glitch,” consumers “who already filed taxes with those forms will likely have […]
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