News and Insights

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act “Changes for 2010”

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act “Changes for 2010”

Aida Visaky

On 3-23-2010, President Obama signed into law the most comprehensive healthcare reform in the history of the United States, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).

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Bending the Curve(s)

Bending the Curve(s)

Jennifer Zaft

Several Health Reform initiatives will take effect including bans on dropping coverage when people need it, rejecting children with pre-existing conditions, and imposing lifetime coverage limits.

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Health Care Reform and the Voluntary Insurance Market

Health Care Reform and the Voluntary Insurance Market

David Pringle

Now that health care reform is a reality, many small-business owners and human resources professionals are assessing what the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)

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Health Care Reform’s Impact on Rewards Strategies.<BR /> Is it time to change the mix of compensation and benefits?

Health Care Reform’s Impact on Rewards Strategies.
Is it time to change the mix of compensation and benefits?

Steve Ferruggia

Some critics of health care reform predict that the low $2,000 employer mandate penalty will cause many employers to exit the employer-sponsored benefit (ESB) system and dump their entire workforces on the new Exchanges.

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Business

Pursuing the Promise of Care Coordination  With Qualified, Credentialed Professionals

Pursuing the Promise of Care Coordination With Qualified, Credentialed Professionals

Annette C. Watson and Ellen Samnick

Passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has put the spotlight on a key component of service delivery: care coordination.

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Preexisting Condition Exclusions  & The New Health Reform Regulations

Preexisting Condition Exclusions & The New Health Reform Regulations

Sibyl Bogardus

On June 28, 2010, the Departments of Labor, Treasury (IRS), and Health and Human Services jointly published interim final regulations on preexisting condition exclusions.

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January 2011 operational changes for healthcare providers and how to prepare for them

January 2011 operational changes for healthcare providers and how to prepare for them

Anthony Wunsh

In line with our commitment to your revenue cycle management, especially the self pay portion, I have done extensive research on the affect the Health Care Reform legislation passed will have on your practices and operations beginning January 1st.

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Feature

Game On! How guaranteed issue coverage and PPACA will cause employers and individuals to cancel their coverage, and join the ranks of the uninsured.

Game On! How guaranteed issue coverage and PPACA will cause employers and individuals to cancel their coverage, and join the ranks of the uninsured.

Dave Petno

If there is one thing the American people are good at, it is "gaming the system". That is, learning the rules of the game

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Comparative Effectiveness Research – a bright future for Patient Empowerment!

Comparative Effectiveness Research – a bright future for Patient Empowerment!

Nandini Toley-Sakharpe

How often have you been prescribed a drug for which the brand name version has been deemed medically necessary and irreplaceable by the generic version? How often have you found yourself sitting in the doctor’s office required to choose between two treatment options

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Lower Healthcare Costs Begin with YOU

Lower Healthcare Costs Begin with YOU

Connie Gee

The nation is quickly learning that healthcare reform will not be the answer for lower healthcare costs.

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Updates

Is Prevention That Important For True Health Care Reform?

Is Prevention That Important For True Health Care Reform?

Nicholas Merolla

That is a quotation from Time Magazine from 2003. Seven, count ‘em, seven years ago.This is not new news; in fact, it is intuitively clear and inherently obvious to the most casual observer that prevention is worth more,

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Keep the Old Grandfather(ed) Around or Not ???

Keep the Old Grandfather(ed) Around or Not ???

Peter Kuhn

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) gives American families and businesses more control over their health care by providing greater benefits and protections for family members and employees.

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Economics

The Financial Impact of PPACA’s “Dependent Eligibility” Provision on Mid-Sized and Large Employers

The Financial Impact of PPACA’s “Dependent Eligibility” Provision on Mid-Sized and Large Employers

Richard Gallun

As a benefits administration software and services firm serving more than 5,000 employers across the country,

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The Health Care Act Tax Credit: Another Battleground in the Employee/Independent Contractor Classification War?

The Health Care Act Tax Credit: Another Battleground in the Employee/Independent Contractor Classification War?

Rick Norris

So what’s in a name? Are they independent contractor or an employee? You say, “I’ve called some employees worse things,” (and vice versa).

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Editorial

Grow up man!  Thoughts on cooperating in ventures that are not necessarily to your liking.

Grow up man! Thoughts on cooperating in ventures that are not necessarily to your liking.

Tony Dale

“Please test us for ten days on a diet of vegetable and water. At the end of the ten days, see how we look compared to the other young men who are eating the King’s food.”

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The Deadline Approaches, September 23rd, 2010, Are you complying with Healthcare Reform

The Deadline Approaches, September 23rd, 2010, Are you complying with Healthcare Reform

Jonathan Edelheit

September 23rd is a key date for healthcare reform and this deadline is fast approaching. Many parts of healthcare reform occur on or after September 23, 2010, and then the really major ones kick in January of 2014.

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Healthcare Reform Network Magazine

Healthcare Reform Network Magazine

Theresa Healy

Healthcare reform has been on the table of legislation for many years. We now have a “bill“ that has

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