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Few small employers likely to opt out of health reform rules

Few small employers are likely to take advantage of rules that allow them to escape regulation under the federal Affordable Care Act, according to a new study. The findings show that the rules are unlikely to have a significant impact on the cost of health plans offered through small business insurance exchanges.

Sprig Health Offers Busy Parents Easy, Affordable Access to Oregon Pediatrics

PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In the midst of the cold and flu season, SprigHealth.com is offering timely appointments with one of the largest pediatric practices in the area, Oregon Pediatrics. ...

Utilizing risk-adjustment strategies to navigate an equitable road toward health-care reform

( Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health ) Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health examine why health reform could lead to favorable or adverse risk selection across health plans. The article reviews provisions within the Affordable Care Act legislation and discusses key risk-adjustment implementation issues for states establishing health insurance ...

Health Insurance and Medical Deductions - eHealthInsurance Releases Top Consumer Tips for Tax Season

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA-- - Today eHealthInsurance , the leading online source of health insurance for individuals, families and small businesses, released a series of tips for health insurance consumers working ...

Partnership Launches First-of-its-Kind Website to Help California Businesses Navigate 2,409 Pages of the Health Care Law

California’s leading business organizations today announced that they have joined together to launch a first-of-its-kind business-oriented website aimed at providing accurate and easy to understand information about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Small businesses and affordable health care plans: Yes they can coexist

Advocacy group looking to lower health insurance costs in 2012 More affordable health insurance and greater consumer input on changes in workers’ compensation rates are among the legislative goals of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce (SCSBCC). In a telephone interview Thursday afternoon, SCSBCC President Frank Knapp discussed the organization’s legislative agenda. Knapp said ...

Battle over Affordable Care Act headed for a showdown in Legislature

The ideological battle over the merits and future of the 2010 Affordable Care Act is headed for a showdown in the New Hampshire Legislature.

Lon Newman: Bishops’ demands on contraception coverage raise troubling issues

The U.S. Conference of Catholic bishops (USCCB) is incensed at the decision by the Obama administration to guarantee that the preventive health care benefit package in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) includes contraceptive care. In a USCCB video, Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan, the former archbishop of Milwaukee, wags an index finger as he invokes religious freedom protected by the “very first ...

Low enrollment but high costs for Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plans

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reported in January that as of November 11, 2011 there were 44,852 people enrolled in state-level Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plans (PCIPs) created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), up from 8,011 a year earlier.?? The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services had predicted PCIP enrollment of 375,000 ...