Health insurance

Employers will have until March 2 to distribute Form 1095.

Anthem Inc.’s proposed merger with Cigna Corp. would reduce health-care competition and raise costs for consumers, U.S. antitrust lawyers will argue Monday when the government goes to court to block the transaction.

Repeal of employer mandate, reporting requirements on the table in Trump administration, says the Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers’ Joel Wood.

Employees should be steered toward high-value care sites, second opinions and the benefits of palliative care early on.

Key Republicans in Congress are cautioning that replacing Obamacare will be a difficult and lengthy process that won’t happen in the first days of President-elect Donald Trump’s administration."

Repeal of employer mandate, reporting requirements on the table in Trump administration, says the Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers’ Joel Wood.

Which aspects of the Affordable Care Act will not be repealed, and what will be adjusted?

Employees should be steered toward high-value care sites, second opinions and the benefits of palliative care early on.

The benefits community — and the whole country — will be watching closely to see just how President-elect Trump fires the ACA.

Having met with the President-elect’s pre-transition team, the broker org is ready to promote agent interests in new political landscape, says VP of gov’t affairs Marcy Buckner.

Although the president-elect has not shared many details, advisers and other stakeholders see the ACA playing a big role early on.

Strategizing a robust communication plan is essential for workers to get the most out of employer-sponsored benefit offerings.

Obama suggested areas of the health law to keep during Trump's Thursday meeting with the President.

Health savings accounts do not always fit compatibly with many benefits and as such can cause some employers to make some uncomfortable adjustments, says attorney Christopher A. Beinecke.

Washington insiders are likely candidates as point person to repeal and replace the ACA in the forthcoming administration.

The first 100 days will be critical for the new president to prove he can work with legislators, says Sun Life’s James Slotnick.

Industry lobbyists ready to defend employer-sponsored healthcare system and tackle cost, MLR issues under Republican-led Congress.

Washington insiders are likely candidates as point person to repeal and replace the ACA in the forthcoming administration.

The first 100 days will be critical for the new president to prove he can work with legislators, says Sun Life’s James Slotnick.

Busy with open enrollment, it’s full speed ahead for brokers no matter who wins.