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H.R. 3590 and H.R. 4872: A Timeline for Enactment of Health Care Reform Provisions
By Staff WriterTo help you get some idea of when certain reform conditions are set to go into effect, ASJ is publishing this timeline, provided by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
April 01, 2010
Pre-existing ConditionsWhat is it about this business?A few weeks ago, I wrote a piece called Tone Deaf, which spoke to the health insurance industrys propensity for ...
April 01, 2010
The Cost IssueAny healthcare reform has to take into account costs and insurance company profits. Sandy Praeger, Kansas insurance commissioner and chair of the Health Insurance and...
April 01, 2010
Insurance Update: Implementing HealthcareAs arguments rage about healthcare, we spoke with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) about the effects of reform. Sandy Praeger, Kansas insurance commissioner and...
March 31, 2010
Insurers Will Cover ChildrenThe health insurance industry has agreed to comply with a provision of the health care reform law requiring them to provide insurance to children with pre-existing medical conditions within 6 months.
March 31, 2010
More Employees Weigh Benefits: HewittA study by Hewitt Associates finds 45% of employees actively chose their benefits for 2010 instead of simply defaulting into the same coverage they had previously or taking no coverage at all.
March 31, 2010
Are Your Clients Prepared? Here's What to Ask Them to Spark the Disability Income Insurance ConversationIt's not surprising that the economic recession that began in late 2007 has psychologically affected wage earners and caused significant erosion in consumer security and confidence.
March 31, 2010
Sauce for the goosedIf the new health care law signed by President Obama is as wonderful as supporters would have you believe, why doesn't it apply to everyone in the government?