Regulation

Chief Executive Officer David Cordani faces a tough task: persuading investors and lawyers that the health insurer is committed to a troubled $48 billion takeover, while also talking up its prospects as an independent company.

In a “system built by the rulemakers,” Mark Gaunya, principal at Borislow Insurances, discusses how to stem rising costs through provider and payer competition.

The definition of the platform may be a reason why few large employers have moved thus far, panel says.

The measure’s provisions have become most controversial and are being challenged in a Texas lawsuit brought by eight employer groups.

Many employers and advisers do not think about this law when it comes to such compensation, says attorney Casey K. Fleming.

Lawmakers are not experts on healthcare, so it is incumbent on brokers to help educate them, says Ed Oleksiak, VP at Holmes Murphy and former legislative council chair at NAHU.

The advice environment for participant rollover choices is muddled as plan providers struggle to gear up for the DOL’s rule.

The judge overseeing two U.S. cases challenging mergers among four of the biggest health insurers gave up one, improving the odds for rulings on both tie-ups by the end of the year and reducing the chance they fall apart beforehand.

The Affordable Care Act and Medicaid have enacted revised rules that will enforce covered entities providing healthcare programs and services to have accessible websites, say attorneys from Sheppard, Mullin, Richter, & Hampton LLP.

The ‘natural fit’ will allow insurance brokers and employers to gain access to ben admin, enrollment solutions and ACA capabilities, says Troy Underwood.