by AleExpriva | Oct 11, 2017 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, Group Health Insurance, Individual Health Insurance
On December 16, 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued final regulations related to a wide range of ACA provisions. These final regulations, effective for plans and plan years beginning on and after January 1, 2018, are relatively the same as...
by AleExpriva | Sep 28, 2017 | ACA, Affordable Care Act
No ACA Repeal and Replace in 2017 On September 26, Senate Republican leadership determined the Graham-Cassidy bill, which would repeal and replace parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), did not have enough support to bring up for a vote by the Senate. This bill was...
by AleExpriva | Jun 27, 2017 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, Employer Mandate, Federal Marketplace, Group Health Insurance, Health Care Providers, Health Insurance, SHOP, Small Business
On June 22, the U.S. Senate released a discussion draft of the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) to repeal parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Better Care Reconciliation Act is the Senate Republicans’ alternative to the American Health Care Act (AHCA)...
by AleExpriva | Mar 22, 2017 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, Employer Mandate, Group Health Insurance, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Individual Health Insurance
On March 6, 2017, Republicans released their proposed legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). These are some of the changes the proposal is looking to implement: Individual mandate requiring most Americans to maintain health insurance will be...
by AleExpriva | May 16, 2016 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, Group Health Insurance, Health Insurance, Renewal, Small Business
A waiting period is the period of time that must pass before health coverage for an employee or dependent can become effective in a group health insurance. Since 2014, employers offering group health plans may not wait longer than 90 days to begin covering all...
by AleExpriva | Apr 8, 2016 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance, Insurance Companies
Summary of Benefits and Coverage – Proposed Changes Recently Announced Summary of Benefits and Coverage which have been evolving since 2014, are expected to be finalized this spring. The ACA requires health insurers and self-funded employers to provide a uniform...
