Healthcare reform

Nevada considers transitioning to Healthcare.gov

The clock is ticking for various state legislatures that are pondering a change in the way their residents enroll in public health insurance exchanges ahead of the widely anticipated June ruling in King v. Burwell on whether federal subsidies will be scrapped in 34 states that rely on Healthcare.gov for signups.

Bruce Shutan
By Bruce Shutan
Contributing writer

ACA contraceptive coverage mandate disputes continue

Although the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2014 ruling in the Burwell v Hobby Lobby Stores case addressed in broad terms how exceptions to the Affordable Care Act’s mandate for contraceptive benefits coverage can be granted in the private sector, it left some unresolved questions both in the for-profit and in the nonprofit world.

Richard Stolz
By Richard Stolz
Principal, Stolz Communications
Stolz Communications

Sticker-shock fears renewed

Health care consumers in some parts of the U.S. may face higher premiums next year if some insurers struggle to cover their costs and Congress continues to require that the risk-corridors program established under the ACA be self-sustaining.

Bruce Shutan
By Bruce Shutan
Contributing writer

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