Archive: Health
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Jan 21, 2010
No CommentsHealthcare: Capitol Hill awaits Brown
With Congress settled back in Washington this month, the focus quickly returned to what was considered to be the matter at hand: blending the current health care reform proposals from 2009. The Senate and House versions, noted in the media for their differences, were up for debate and compromise. While there continued to be controversy...
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Dec 31, 2009
No CommentsHealth Insurance Reform: Debate and Compromise Lies Ahead in 2010
Media attention has focused extensively on the various federal health care proposals, revisions, trade-offs, as well as both partisan and non-partisan debate on Capitol Hill over the past year as the nation moves closer towards a compromise package of solutions, some less than ideal, some less than the original vision articulated in the 2008 campaign,...
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Dec 08, 2009
No CommentsHealth Insurers: Dependent Eligibility Changes Continue
In viewing health insurance coverage and the troubled economy together, some states acted this year to extend the eligibility options for many potential dependents, in many cases raising the upper age limit or removing the “unmarried” requirement for an older child. Several individual “snapshot” examples of state eligibility changes enacted or adopted in 2009, all...
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Nov 19, 2009
No CommentsFederal Health Initiatives: What else is going on in Washington besides Health Care Reform Debate
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) interim final rule on the strengthening of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) enforcement takes effect on November 30th. These rules changes are another step in aligning existing regulations with the provisions of The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, which...
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Oct 20, 2009
No CommentsLong-Term Care: Increased Interest on the “Hill”
Long term care insurance has received more than a mere casual mention in 2009 at the federal level. Two bills, introduced into Congress earlier this year, deserve review. The “Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act” (S.702) included provisions which would allow long-term care insurance to be included in employer-sponsored cafeteria plans and flexible spending accounts,...
