Federal Judge Rules ACA Unconstitutional; Learn More on NAHU Podcast
On December 14, U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor released his ruling on the first of five counts in Texas v. United States. Read more.
Highmark Updates for the Week of December 17th
Individual Market Update: Updated Address on Special Enrollment Period Form, Individual Market Update: Updated Individual Blue Edge Dental Brochure and Enrollment Forms Now Available, and Commission Update: Distribution Administration. Read more.
Aetna | Expanding AFA in Pennsylvania
Your smallest clients can now experience the benefits of our leading Small group offering. Starting today, we're offering Aetna Funding Advantage (AFA) to ERISA groups with 2 to 4 eligible employees in Pennsylvania*! Read more.
CVS takes on Amazon, Walgreens and health-care industry in pivotal shift
CVS wasn't always a drugstore. Now it wants to revolutionize health care. Read more.
Insurance Mandates and Out-of-Pocket Spending for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
The health care costs associated with treating autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children can be substantial. Read more.
Walmart extends contract with Express Scripts
Walmart signed a three-year contract extension with pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts, which will allow Express Scripts' covered members to access Walmart's prescription services. Read more.
Obamacare ruling poses new problems for GOP
A federal judge’s ruling that the Obama health law is unconstitutional has landed like a stink bomb among Republicans. Read more.
Health-care stocks plunge after federal judge rules Obamacare unconstitutional
Hospital and health insurer stocks plunged Monday after a federal judge in Texas ruled former President Barack Obama's signature health law, the Affordable Care Act, unconstitutional. Read more.
AHIP, Payer Groups Agree to Focus on Nixing Surprise Billing
December 11, 2018 - Nine of the nation’s most influential payer organizations, including AHIP and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA), have released a new set of guiding principles aimed at eliminating surprise billing. Read more.
Attorney General Becerra and Coalition of 17 AGs File Motion to Prevent Harm, Protect the ACA
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today led a coalition of 17 attorneys general in filing an expedited motion to prevent disruption to Americans’ healthcare and to challenge Friday’s opinion in Texas v. US, which ruled that that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was unconstitutional. Read more.
18 states, including Mass., file motion challenging ruling striking down Affordable Care Act
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey and her counterparts in 17 other states filed a motion Monday challenging a Texas federal judge’s ruling last week that struck down the Affordable Care Act. Read more.
What the Obamacare court ruling means for open enrollment
When a federal judge in Texas struck down the Affordable Care Act on Friday, ruling that its mandate requiring most people to buy health insurance was unconstitutional, it thrust Obamacare into the spotlight right at the deadline to sign up for next year’s coverage. Read more.
Health Care Reform Webinar
There will be no Health Care Reform Webinar on 12/27/2018.
Starting in January you will need to register for the new Aries Health Care Reform Webinar, held monthly on every second Thursday. The first webinar will be on 1/10/2019 at 9:30am.
Since the passage of the ACA in 2010 and the recent passage of the AHCA through the House and the failed Senate votes on the BCRA and the HCFA (Skinny Repeal), it's important to stay informed so you can better serve your clients in the group health and under 65 individual markets. The weekly Health Care Reform Webinars are your resource to stay close to the proposed law and to ask questions that may be important to your livelihood and to your clients. Join us to learn more and get your questions answered. Register now.
Health Care Reform Webinar Archives
Click here to view the archived videos of the Health Care Reform Webinars.
