by Tom Barrett | Jun 8, 2015 | Employer Issues, Health Policy, Healthcare Issues, Healthcare Reform, Medicare Medicaid, National News, Uncategorized
We’re keeping an eye on it; and, apparently so are many of the states. The healthcare reform law includes a waiver that, starting in 2017, would let states take federal dollars now invested in the implementation of the Affordable Care Act and redirect them and...
by Tom Barrett | Aug 15, 2014 | Employer Issues, General Health, Healthcare Reform, Providers
In primary care, like many other things, bigger isn’t always better. And in the case of primary care physician practices, this study backs it up. It’s no secret among those who know me well that I have a strong affinity for small businesses and have long...
by Mike Barrett | Aug 7, 2014 | Employer Issues, General Health, General Insurance Issues, Health Policy, Healthcare Reform, Humor
I wonder how much time and money employers have spent planning on the various dimensions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that died on the vine, have been changed, pushed back or remain so cloudy that no one really knows the correct answers. Do you think it’s enough...
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 | Jun 13, 2014 | Employer Issues, Healthcare Reform
The answer: Probably at least through 2017. The time table for small employers still offering a health plan issued prior to 2014 (and technically doesn’t comply with all the provisions of the Affordable Care Act) could extend well into 2017. In March, the Obama...