March 26, 2015
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, a GOP presidential candidate, could soon be buying his family’s health care coverage through the Affordable Health Care Act he has vowed to dismantle. Cruz, whose Senate filibuster against the law he derides as “Obamacare” led …
September 22, 2014
Citing recent survey results that show widespread unfamiliarity among U.S. businesses with requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Travelers has announced the addition of Healthcare Exchange and Civil Money Penalties coverages to its management liability portfolio. …
April 29, 2014
Travelers has released a Nielsen Research survey that offers insight into U.S. employers’ familiarity with and preparedness for the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). The survey, which was sponsored by Travelers, found that many businesses …
August 16, 2013
A year ago, Teresa Hartnett was on the verge of expanding her small business. The company had hit $1 million in sales, and requests from clients were flowing in. She planned to transition from nearly 30 freelancers to a full-time …
May 30, 2013
One of Indiana’s largest school districts is cutting the hours of 610 part-time teaching aides and cafeteria workers to save money and to avoid providing them health insurance under the federal health care overhaul, its chief financial officer said. The …
May 13, 2013
The federal government has approved Utah to become the first state to have a dual-model health insurance exchange in which the state and the federal government divide responsibilities. The plan allows Utah to continue to run its existing health insurance …
January 10, 2013
A state board chaired by Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval has approved a $6 million contract to market the state’s health insurance exchange program. The Board of Examiners on Tuesday approved the contract with KPS 3 Inc. Funding for the marketing …
December 12, 2012
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert asked President Barack Obama on Tuesday for help getting the state’s small-business health insurance marketplace approved as good enough for Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Utah created a health insurance exchange for small businesses …
December 12, 2012
Colorado, Oregon and Washington are among the first six states to get preliminary approval from the Obama Administration to operate a health insurance exchange. The Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services announced the decision on Monday. The other states were: …
November 20, 2012
Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter will take up to another month to decide whether Idaho will build its own health insurance exchange – or opt for an exchange created by the federal government. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services …