Louisiana Commissioner: Complexity of Health Law ‘Mind-Boggling’ September 25, 2013 By Melinda Deslatte Louisiana’s insurance commissioner said that there is “no way at all” that people have enough information to make decisions when...
Nonprofit Health Insurance Company Forming in Wisconsin September 24, 2013 Business leaders and community organizers in Milwaukee, Wis., have formed a nonprofit health insurance company to provide coverage to small...
Employers Could Save Billions Swapping COBRA For Obamacare September 24, 2013 By Jay Hancock, KHN Staff Writer Health-law provisions taking effect next year could save U.S. employers billions of dollars in...
Technology, Not Presidents, Drives Healthcare Costs September 23, 2013 By Megan McArdle, Bloomberg View Last week I attended Brookings Papers on Economic Activity to watch some of the smartest economists in America debate some...
Local Firms in Pennsylvania Take ‘Wait and See’ Approach to Health Care Law September 21, 2013 By Crissa Shoemaker DeBree, The Bucks County Courier Times The mandate that large employers provide health care coverage to their employees has been put off until 2015, but some...
Connecticut’s Health Care Exchange Identifying Thousands of Potential Customers September 20, 2013 The chief marketing officer for Connecticut’s health care exchange says thousands of people are being identified as potential customers for...
Vermont Employers Wrestle With Health Insurance Change September 19, 2013 Many Vermont employers are struggling with the decision whether to continue their workers on health insurance or allow them to...
Employers Making Benefit Changes Under Cover of Obamacare September 19, 2013 By Alex Nussbaum Barack Obama wanted to change American health-care as we know it. And he is, in ways that go far beyond...
Employer-Based Health Insurance Continues to Decline September 18, 2013 By Alex Wayne The share of Americans who get health insurance through their jobs fell for the fourth straight year as aging baby...
For Small Companies in New York, Health Care Law Raises Questions September 16, 2013 Restaurant owners Colleen and Tim Holmes were considering opening a third business in a growing upstate New York suburb but...