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White House Issues Review of Existing Regulations

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Robert Hay

President Obama yesterday ordered all federal agencies to conduct a review of current federal regulations to ensure they are still effective and do not burden the private sector.  The media portrayed the move as an attempt by the White House … Continue reading →

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New Rule Allows Health Plans to Switch Insurers

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Robert Hay
DORCHESTER - APRIL 05: Dominique Entzminger, a physician assistant of family medicine, wears a stethoscope during an examination at the Codman Square Health Center April 5, 2006 in Dorchester, Massachusetts. State lawmakers approved a health care reform bill March 4 that would make Massachusetts the first state in the nation to require all its citizens have some form of health insurance. Governor Mitt Romney is scheduled to sign the bill next week. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Proposed and interim final rules issued yesterday by the Obama administration will now allow employers to change insurance plans and not lose their grandfathered status so long as they maintain current benefits, according to the Bureau of National Affairs.  The … Continue reading →

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Administration Posts Fourth FAQ on Grandfathered Plans

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Robert Hay
VALLEJO, CA - AUGUST 11: Vials of Tdap vaccinations sit on a table during the Solano County health fair August 11, 2010 in Vallejo, California. California medical officials are urging California residents to get booster shots for whooping cough as the state is in the midst of the largest outbreak in over fifty years. Close to 1,500 cases of whooping cough have been reported this year, including six cases that resulted in deaths of children under three years old. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

The Department of Labor this week posted their fourth FAQ on the implementation of the “grandfathered plan” rule in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.  You can see a summary of the third FAQ on our website. The FAQ … Continue reading →

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ASAE Requests Waiver for Grandfathered Plans

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Robert Hay
Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Kathleen Sebelius speaks during a news conference to explain how the Obama administration is combating Medicare fraud and to release tips and information for Medicare beneficiaries to avoid medical identity theft at HHS headquarters in Washington on October 15, 2009. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg Photo via Newscom

After the administration recently granted waivers to some large employers struggling to comply with parts of the new health care law, ASAE this week reiterated its request that transitional relief be granted to small and medium-sized employers as well. ASAE’s … Continue reading →

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Administration Offers Clarification on Grandfathered Plan Rules

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Robert Hay
VALLEJO, CA - AUGUST 11: Vials of Tdap vaccinations sit on a table during the Solano County health fair August 11, 2010 in Vallejo, California. California medical officials are urging California residents to get booster shots for whooping cough as the state is in the midst of the largest outbreak in over fifty years. Close to 1,500 cases of whooping cough have been reported this year, including six cases that resulted in deaths of children under three years old. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

The Obama administration this week issued additional guidance on the so-called grandfathered health care plans, but that guidance failed to address the cost issues ASAE raised in its comments. Continue reading →

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New Health Care Requirements Going Into Effect Today

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Robert Hay
WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 23: U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius speaks as Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) (L) listens during a news conference September 23, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The Senate Democrats held the news conference to announce the implementation of provisions in the Affordable Care Act. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Today (September 23) is the six month anniversary of the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).  Beginning today, the following provisions from the law are in effect: For all health care plans: Insurers cannot deny coverage … Continue reading →

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Obama Administration to Publish Grandfathered Health Plan Regs

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Robert Hay

UPDATE: The Obama Administration has announced a press conference to discuss the regulations at 2 PM today.  Here is an administration fact sheet. The Obama administration is expected today to publish its draft regulations for the treatment of “grandfathered” employer-sponsored … Continue reading →

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Current Health Plans Could Hinge on Federal Regs

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Robert Hay
U.S. President Obama signs the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act

A story in today’s Washington Post highlights the importance of associations in being involved in the regulatory process.  Many of the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act have regulatory requirements, and as deadlines in the legislation approach, … Continue reading →

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