by Mark Holloway | October 22, 2014 | Health Reform
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, 31 states and the District of Columbia now recognize same-sex marriages. Earlier this month, the United States Supreme Court refused to hear appeals challenging same-sex unions. The Supreme Court’s decision...
by Mark Holloway | August 8, 2014 | Health Reform, Insurance Exchanges
The board responsible for securing financing for Colorado’s health insurance exchange – Connect for Health Colorado – has imposed a new fee on health insurance polices to help fund the state’s insurance exchange. Colorado is one of a handful of states that chose to...
by Mark Holloway | July 28, 2014 | Employer Mandate, Individual Mandate, Misc Health Reform
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has indicated that it will not require insurers in the U.S. territories to comply with some of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) insurance market reforms. The U.S. territories include Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin...
by Mark Holloway | June 25, 2014 | Health Reform
On Friday, June 20, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) conducted its first webcast on the mechanics of collecting and remitting the Transitional Reinsurance Fee (TRF) that will apply later this year. The TRF is imposed upon insurers and sponsors of...
by Mark Holloway | December 24, 2013 | Excepted Benefits, Health Reform, Individual Mandate
Written by Mark Holloway, J.D. ‘Twas the Friday before Christmas, and federal regulators upheld their tradition of issuing regulatory guidance just before a major holiday. This latest installment proposes changes to the federal health reform law’s (the Affordable Care...
