Supreme Court Weighs Bid for Fast-Tracking Healthcare Law Challenges April 15, 2011 The Supreme Court will likely reject a request to speed up a ruling on President Barack Obama’s healthcare overhaul law,...
U.S. Hospital Safety Plan Could Save Lives, Dollars: Officials April 13, 2011 A hospital patient care and safety initiative aimed at preventing medical errors and hospital-acquired infections could save thousands of lives...
How Health Reform Will Affect Workers’ Comp, Liability Insurance April 12, 2011 The federal health reform enacted last year will bring short- and long-term challenges to employers and the property/casualty insurance industry....
9 Alternatives to Individual Health Insurance Mandate; Will They Work? March 29, 2011 By Andrew G. Simpson There are alternatives to the controversial federal government mandate that requires almost everyone to purchase health insurance, although experts are...
Employers Rewarded for Insuring Early Retirees Under Healthcare Reform March 28, 2011 By James B. Kelleher When President Barack Obama signed his healthcare overhaul into law a year ago, some U.S. companies were quick to flag...
Georgia Seeks Waiver from Medical Loss Ratio Rule March 17, 2011 Georgia is requesting a waiver from a key element of the federal healthcare overhaul that sets how much of health...
Many Unemployed Rejected by Individual Health Insurance Market: Study March 16, 2011 Of the 43 million working-age adults who lost jobs during the recession in the past two years, about nine million,...
Appeals Court to Expedite Obama Healthcare Appeal March 14, 2011 A U.S. Appeals Court agreed Friday to speed up the timetable for the Obama administration’s appeal of a federal judge’s...
Obama Administration Appeals Florida Judge’s Healthcare Ruling March 8, 2011 The Obama administration Tuesday appealed a U.S. judge’s ruling in Florida that struck down its landmark healthcare overhaul law as...
House Votes to Repeal Healthcare Law’s 1099 Reporting Measure March 4, 2011 By Donna Smith and Kim Dixon The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to rescind an unpopular business tax reporting requirement in the year-old healthcare law,...