by Mike Barrett | Jul 24, 2014 | Employer Issues, Healthcare Reform
If it were not my job to understand as much as possible about the Affordable Care Act, I would not even take note of the US Court of Appeals decision earlier this week. I promise I won’t be wonky. Here is what The Washington Post had to say about contradictory...
by Tom Barrett | Jul 10, 2014 | Employer Issues, Health Policy, Healthcare Issues, Healthcare Reform
We’ve long contended that it will take years for all the implications of the Affordable Care Act to play out. There’s still so much to be determined and so many factors, moving parts and unintended consequences that will ultimately shape the outcome. On the heels of...
by Tom Barrett | Jul 3, 2014 | Employer Issues, Healthcare Reform
Wondering What to Do With It? To comply with provisions of healthcare reform, insurance carriers and health plans have to provide rebates to policyholders if their medical loss ratio – the percentage of premiums spent on reimbursement for medical services and related...