National Briefing | Washington: Republicans Block Bill to Restore Contraception
Senate Republicans blocked a bill on Wednesday aimed at restoring free contraception for women who get their health insurance from companies that object on religious grounds. Reported by NYTimes.com 22...
View ArticleHealth Insurance Exchange (HIX) IT Market by Type (Public, & Private...
LONDON, July 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportbuyer.com has added a new market research report:Health Insurance Exchange (HIX) IT Market by Type (Public, & Private Exchanges), Phase (Implementation,...
View ArticleHighland Park company Dialog Direct to hire 300 new employees
About 250 of the new jobs are for licensed and non-licensed health insurance sales and service representatives who are paid from $21,000 to $33,000 a year. Reported by Freep 17 hours ago.
View ArticleLargest US insurer's move signals industry shift
ased exchanges debuted last fall as a way for customers to buy individual health insurance, many with help from income-based tax credits. They played a key role in helping roughly 8 million people gain...
View ArticleExperient Health Reports Results of Affordable Care Act Survey in Latest Blog...
Many of the key components of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are now in effect, and a recent ACA survey highlights several trends regarding how employers are responding to the law. Richmond, VA (PRWEB)...
View ArticleProtected Trust Achieves DirectTrust Membership
Protected Trust announced today that it has become a member of DirectTrust. This latest achievement further solidifies Protected Trust’s place in the email encryption arena and health care provider...
View ArticlePrivate Health Insurance Exchanges: How Shopping Your Next Health Plan Might...
IRVINE, Calif., July 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Employers and employees searching for health care plans will soon have more options, according to Kyle J. Heppenstall, the Managing Director of CompassX...
View ArticleUnitedHealth To Expand On Obamacare Exchanges In 2015 'And Beyond'
UnitedHealth Group said this morning it would expand private health plan products on government exchanges under the Affordable Care Act “to as many as two dozen” states for next year, chief executive...
View ArticleHorizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey to Invest $985,000 in...
Projects will help revitalize three cities in New Jersey. Newark, NJ (PRWEB) July 17, 2014 Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey (Horizon BCBSNJ) today announced that it is investing nearly $1...
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Transgender Woman Sues Hobby Lobby To Use Ladies' Bathroom
Transgender Woman Sues Hobby Lobby To Use Ladies' Bathroom Transgender Woman Sues Hobby Lobby To Use Ladies' Bathroom Politics Has Been Optimized A transgender woman who has worked at Hobby Lobby for...
View ArticleHealth insurance commissioner OKs 2015 premiums
Rhode Island's health insurance commissioner has approved premium rates for 2015 that include single-digit increases for most insurers and a decrease for one. Reported by Miami Herald 6 hours ago.
View ArticleAre More Companies Offering Health Insurance? For an Answer, Look to...
Are More Companies Offering Health Insurance? For an Answer, Look to Massachusetts Reported by ajc.com 6 hours ago.
View ArticleNorthern Virginia Chamber Partnership Releases Its 2014 General Assembly...
The partnership of Dulles, Reston, and Loudoun Chambers created a scorecard to track General Assembly member votes on key business and economic priorities. Northern Virginia (PRWEB) July 17, 2014 The...
View ArticleAdvocating for Independence Days
On the morning of the 4th of July, I snagged a rare quiet moment on the porch while drinking my coffee. I thought about all the fun we were going to have later on that night when the kids blew up...
View ArticleLargest US insurers move signals industry shift
The nations largest health insurer expects to play a much bigger role in the health care overhaul next year, as the federal law shifts from raising giant questions for the sector to offering growth...
View ArticleBill To Undo Hobby Lobby Ruling Fails In Senate; May Come Back From Dead...
Last week, Senator Patty Murray of Washington introduced legislation that would have undone the recent Supreme Court Hobby Lobby ruling, in which the nation’s highest court found that closely held...
View ArticleSEC Probes Investment Firms on Health-Insurer Trades
Federal investigators are examining nearly four-dozen hedge funds, asset managers and other investment firms to determine whether they violated insider-trading rules by buying shares of...
View ArticleShould I take cash instead of my company health plan?
*Should I take cash instead of my company health plan?* *Q.* I’ve just accepted a job at a small company that has offered me this choice: take the company health plan or don’t take it and get an extra...
View ArticleFederal Diary: VA uses patient privacy to go after whistleblowers, critics say
Is the Department of Veterans Affairs hiding behind HIPAA to hit federal whistleblowers? HIPAA is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. It protects the privacy of patients’ health...
View ArticleNew York Attorney General: Businesses should tell job candidates about...
Some New York lawmakers are pushing back against the U.S. Supreme Court ruling prohibiting the federal government from compelling some business owners to provide contraceptive coverage. Several...
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