by Admin | Aug 16, 2012 | Healthcare Reform, Insurance News, Obamacare, Politics
(Reuters) – The Obama administration this week will try to encourage reluctant U.S. states to move forward with health insurance exchanges amid fears that time is running out for states to act on a reform provision meant to extend coverage to millions of...
by Admin | Jun 28, 2012 | Healthcare Reform, Illinois Health Insurance Laws, Insurance Laws, Insurance News, Obamacare
WASHINGTON— The Supreme Court led by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. upheld the heart of President Obama’s health care law today, ruling that the government may impose tax penalties on those who do not have health insurance. The decision came on a 5-4 vote,...
by Admin | Jun 5, 2012 | Healthcare Reform, Insurance News
Employers and plan administrators that offer health flexible spending accounts have been bracing themselves for Jan. 1, 2013. That’s when the $2,500 limit on health FSA salary reduction contributions provided for in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act kicks...
by Admin | May 22, 2012 | Healthcare Reform, Insurance Laws, Insurance News, Obamacare
In regulations to be published in the May 23 Federal Register, the Internal Revenue Service provides guidance for individuals who enroll in qualified health plans through American Health Benefit Exchanges and claim the health insurance premium tax credit and for...
by Admin | May 14, 2012 | Healthcare Reform, Insurance News
DuPage Medical Group has added a Race and Ethnicity Guide to their registration process when patients seek medical treatment. The Guide, which asks patients to indicate their race and ethnicity, assures that the information will only be used as part of the Meaningful...
by Admin | May 10, 2012 | Healthcare Reform, Illinois Health Insurance, Illinois Health Insurance Laws, Insurance News
Democratic and Republican leaders in the Illinois General Assembly have agreed to shelve a bill that would establish an Illinois health insurance exchange amid uncertainty created by the constitutional challenge to the federal health care overhaul before the U.S....