by Admin | Nov 7, 2012 | Healthcare Reform, Illinois Health Insurance, Illinois Health Insurance Exchange, Insurance Laws, Insurance News, Obamacare
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois officials are reviewing five bids to build the state’s health insurance exchange — a required component of the federal health care overhaul that Gov. Pat Quinn intends to implement regardless of who wins the presidency on Election Day. By... by Admin | Oct 9, 2012 | Insurance News, Obamacare, Surveys
(Crain’s) — Premiums for health insurance plans will climb 6.3 percent in 2013, but employee costs will shoot up even higher as companies look to shift more of the rising expenses to their workers, according to a new forecast by human resources consultancy Aon... 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 | 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 | Apr 30, 2012 | Carriers, Healthcare Reform, Insurance News, Obamacare
(Reuters) – U.S. health insurers will pay $1.3 billion in rebates to consumers and employers this year under a provision of President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform law that penalizes plans that devote too little of their premium revenues to health...