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Officials: 11th Circuit PPACA Ruling Clouds Benefits Picture
By Arthur D. PostalThe 11 U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on PPACA ensures that the Supreme Court will be the ultimate arbiter of the law's constitutionality, but it muddies the water as to what benefits employers will have to provide, industry officials say.
August 12, 2011
7th Circuit Rules on Unpaid Sick LeaveThe 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled on a case involving a change in treatment of unused sick-leave pay.
August 12, 2011
Feds Draft Insurance Tax Credit, Small Business Exchange RegsThe Internal Revenue Service has started giving more details about the help individuals are supposed to get when they buy minimum essential health coverage in 2014.
August 12, 2011
11th Circuit on PPACA: Can't Make 'Em Buy BroccoliA 3-judge panel at the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has declared the individual health insurance ownership mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to be unconstitutional.
August 12, 2011
The corruption of the self-help movementIs the self-help industry a bad thing? Perhaps. It has helped create a society with the biggest sense of entitlement in the history of the world.
August 12, 2011
Avast, Me Hearties!And now some lighter fare for your Friday afternoon...I got an interesting bit from my friends at the American College of emergency Physicians yesterday. These ...
August 11, 2011
California Updates Guaranty Fund Notice RequirementsThe California Department of Insurance has updated the notice insurers in the state must provide when they deliver life, health and annuity contracts.
August 11, 2011
Consultants: Medicare Part D WorksThe Medicare Part D prescription drug plan seems to be doing a good job of helping enrollees.