New 1% Tax on Health Care Claims in Michigan
September 20, 2011—Governor Rick Snyder signed new legislation—The Health Insurance Claims Assessment Act (HICAA) into law on September 20, 2011. The HICAA tax will assess a one percent health care [...]
4th Circuit Court of Appeals Dismissed PPACA Constitutionality Lawsuits
The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals 3-judge panel dismissed two lawsuits challenging PPAC's constitutionality on technical grounds. Virginia vs. Sebelius—The panel ruled 3-0 that the Virginia Attorney General Kenneth Cuccinelli [...]
HHS Asks States to Help Discuss Section 1331 Plans
Section 1331 in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA) is written to provide states with an alternative when insuring moderately low-income citizens through the new health [...]
HHS Announces Website Outlining Health Premium Rate Increases
Last week, HHS announced the creation of a federally-maintained consumer website that will provide information regarding proposed insurance premium increases in the individual and small group markets. The federal government [...]
Feds Draft Insurance Tax Credit and Other Regulations
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has begun drafting program details in “Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit draft regulations, that are intended to help individuals when they buy minimum essential health [...]
11th Circuit Court of Appeals Rules PPACA Individual Health Insurance Mandate “Unconstitutional”
11th Circuit Court of Appeals Rules PPACA Individual Health Insurance Mandate "Unconstitutional" The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on August 12, 2011 that the individual health insurance mandate in [...]
PPACA: Contraception Added to Preventive Care Package
August 1, 2011- Federal agencies and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have announced the inclusion of preventive care services for women with no cost sharing--in a [...]
New Research Report Projects Health Bill to Approach 20% Spending by 2020
According to Reuters News—the U.S. health care bill will account for 19.8% of nation's spending by 2020. This figure far surpasses the estimated average annual GDP growth. A research report, [...]