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 | Apr 24, 2014 | Employer Issues, Healthcare Reform
National healthcare consultant and columnist Bob Laszewski makes some interesting observations in his most recent column at Health Care Policy and Marketplace Review. After making the rounds with insurance carrier executives, actuaries and others involved with the...
by Tom Barrett | Dec 4, 2013 | Employer Issues, General Health, General Insurance Issues, Healthcare Reform, Managed Care - Group Health, Providers, Uncategorized
With healthcare reform and the Affordable Care Act almost in full bloom, more potentially game-changing unintended consequences are starting to emerge. One such consequence stems from the introduction of “narrow networks.” Initially intended for healthcare.gov...