Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2012 is Introduced
On Friday, February 3, Senators Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Ben Nelson (D-NE) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), introduced S. 2068, the Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2012. Here is a link to NAHU’s press release about the measure, and here is a link to a fact sheet about the bill.
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House Votes to Repeal the CLASS Act
WASHINGTON – The Republican-led House on Wednesday voted to repeal a financially troubled part of the 2010 health care law that was designed to provide affordable long-term care insurance.
The House vote comes months after the Obama administration suspended the Community Living Assistance Services and Support program, known as the CLASS Act.
Are employers able to waive or opt out of all health care reform?
We keep hearing about the government issuing waivers, is it possible for employers to opt out of health care reform? No, there is no waiver from all of health care reform. Employers may be thinking of the term “grandfathered plans,” which refers to plans in existence on March 23, 2010, which have made minimal changes, defined under regulations, and are therefore exempt from some, but not all, of health care reform’s mandates.
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