Lawmakers are looking to delay several parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that would increase taxes, within the new Ominius Budget deal. Included in this agreement is the delay of the Cadillac Tax. This agreement was passed and later signed by...
On October 9th the Kentucky Health Cooperative (Co-op) announced that they will close effective December 31, 2015 due to significant financial challenges. The state cooperatives were an important part of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), but the Center of...
Last week both the Senate and the House of Representatives unanimously decided upon a bill to repeal the definition of a small employer in the Affordable Care Act. The definition of a small employer is currently a state decision where the number of employees...
The Affordable Care Act’s high-cost plan tax (HCPT), called the “Cadillac plan” tax, will likely affect employer decisions about their health benefits in the future. This new tax takes effect in 2018 and proposed rules have been released by the IRS...
Another rumored major health carrier agreement has unfolded just following the recent buy-out agreement of Aetna for Humana. After several long weeks of deal making, Anthem finally agreed to pay 54.2 billion dollars for Cigna Corporation on July 24th, becoming...
