Healthcare reform

Adviser representatives were encouraged by recognition of their role in employee benefits delivery, as a bill allowing for the exclusion of commissions from health reform's medical loss ratio calculations moved forward in late September.

Turning PPACA compliance into profit for advisers brokers by Nelson Griswold.

Those living in red or blue states are likely to have very different feelings on PPACA, according to a new poll, and possibly different plans on how to deal with it.

According to a new survey, a majority of both Republicans and Democrats say that status quo is the most likely post-Election Day scenario for American health care.

Romney states during presidential debate that he would balance the budget in part by eliminating the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act — but is that plausible?

During an at times confrontational second meeting between President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, health care and the landmark health care reform bill rarely were mentioned. As Tuesday’s debate was the last time the candidates would discuss domestic issues prior to election day, some health care watchers were left wanting.

Advisers and employers need to be diligent about protecting employees’ personal medical information.

During an at times confrontational second debate between President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney, health care and the landmark health care reform bill were, surprisingly, not a focus, and when the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act did come up, it was primarily used as an attack vehicle.

The health insurer’s interim CEO has announced plans to create four separate business units for Medicare, Medicaid, commercial and individual sales and dental, vision and disability insurance.

Health care analysts mystified by Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s promise to preserve the segment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that bars excluding Americans with preexisting conditions from obtaining coverage.

Mississippi’s governor and insurance commissioners are at odds over whether the state should begin its marketplace exchanges in accordance with health care reform.

There’s no such thing as a free lunch, so when health reform offers women free preventative services, many are left wondering where they came from.

In first presidential debate, the former Massachusetts governor championed the private sector, but offered few details on his plan to replace Obamacare.

Based on a review of 35 major health plan websites, most issuers are still struggling to provide the Summary of Benefits and Coverage, even while the SBC provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act took effect last week, according to Tyrula LLC.

As the States Issues Conference is held this week in Washington, health insurers will hear from Obama administration officials on what needs to be done to prepare for PPACA exchanges.

Despite PPACA regulations, it’s no free ride on women’s preventive services.

Nelson Griswold on how brokers can survive the PPACA health reform tsunami.

John Lamb shares how health care can be fixed by using an IT mindset.

The outcome of November’s presidential and Congressional elections could bring change to how quickly the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is implemented.

Republican Mitt Romney cited a Massachusetts health care law he backed as showing his “empathy,” then later reiterated his pledge to repeal national legislation modeled after the state’s measure as he and President Barack Obama crisscrossed Ohio yesterday.