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The Congressional Management Foundation talked to 163 senior managers in the U.S. House and Senate about staff retention for the coming year. The respondents said worries about salary freezes from budget cuts and transitioning employees to the Affordable Care Acts public exchanges were top of their list for possible staff departures.
January 15 -
Obamacare and an aging U.S. population are spurring purchases of medical office buildings, with investors sending prices to a record on bets that Americans demand for health services will increase.
January 14 -
About 70% of Obamacares customers are 35 years of age or older, indicating that U.S. health care overhaul is initially attracting a less healthy population that may drive up insurance premiums.
January 13 -
The U.S. government has awarded Accentures Federal Services unit a one-year contract, with an initial payment of $45 million, the Dublin-based company said in a statement Accenture will succeed Montreal-based CGI Group, which drew criticism for the websites early stumbles.
January 13 -
CGI Group, the company that built the main Obamacare website, will be replaced next month when its contract with the U.S. federal government expires, a person familiar with the decision said.
January 10 -
Humana said it expects new Obamacare customers to be sicker and costlier than anticipated, after the U.S. governments decision to let healthier people keep their existing plans.
January 10 -
A report released Thursday shows positive interest in the ACAs exchanges from this sought-after portion of the U.S. population.
January 10 -
Most uninsured people in the U.S. have yet to try to sign up for health coverage under Obamacare, and a key advocacy group said it will hire more workers to reach those unfamiliar with the law.
January 10 -
Two of the largest U.S. health insurers are giving Obamacare customers more time to pay their initial premiums as the industry tries to coax millions of people to take the final step in cementing coverage for 2014.
January 9 -
Pre-tax season taxpayer confusion is higher than normal with the ACA in full swing.
January 8 -
Top Senate and House negotiators are near agreement to fund implementation of the Affordable Care Act, says Iowa Democrat Sen. Tom Harkin, chairman of the panel that sets spending for the Department of Health and Human Services.
January 8 -
John Seltzer, along with son Jason, establishes the groundwork for an enduring business with a focus on consultative sales.
January 7 -
In response to consumer confusion about deadlines related to the Affordable Care Act, insurer says it will extend the deadline and accept payment online.
January 6 -
Despite increased traffic to health exchange websites, more than half (59%) of uninsured Americans say their experience with them was negative, compared to just 39% who report a positive experience, according to Gallup.
January 6 -
Part of President Barack Obamas health-care law is on hold in a Colorado case until at least tomorrow, as the U.S. Supreme Court considers contentions from religious groups that say they dont want to facilitate coverage for contraception.
January 2 -
About 2.1 million people have medical coverage as of yesterday through Obamacare after a late surge in enrollment helped regain ground lost to the botched debut of insurance exchanges created by the U.S. health-care overhaul.
January 2 -
More than 975,000 Americans signed up this month for health insurance under Obamacare, pushing total enrollment above 1.1 million in 36 states covered by the U.S. healthcare.gov website.
December 30 -
ERISA permits e-disclosures but employers need to be aware of the rules.
December 26 -
From Maryland to Hawaii, Obamacares state-run enrollment operations are running into technical difficulties, creating new headaches for the White House even as the federal insurance website finds its footing.
December 26 -
(Bloomberg) Todays deadline for Americans to sign up for Obamacare health coverage effective Jan. 1 was extended until midnight tomorrow as heavy traffic to the online enrollment system caused a queuing system to be activated. Government technicians deploy the queuing system when traffic at the site, healthcare.gov, approaches 50,000 simultaneous users. Customers can request that an e-mail automatically be sent when traffic subsides.
December 23
