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- Midday Glance: Managed Care companies
- Sequenom falls after losing coverage for test
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- Early Glance: Managed Care companies
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Healthcare Reform Archive
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Small Group Insurance Premium Tax Credits – Update
Posted on January 2, 2011 | No CommentsThis post is provided only as general information. It is not intended to be used for implementation purposes and does not constitute tax or legal advice. -
Ohio High Risk Pool Program
Posted on December 30, 2010 | No CommentsRecent news on Ohio Health Reform is the announcement that Medical Mutual of Ohio will administer the Ohio "Temporary High Risk Pool Program." -
Healthcare Reform – Value Based Insurance Designs
Posted on December 12, 2010 | No CommentsThe Secretary can develop or create guidelines which will allow an insurer to create “value based insurance designs.” -
Ohio Health Reform Links
Posted on November 15, 2010 | No CommentsHere are a few links to web pages maintained by the Ohio Department of Insurance that pertain to implementation and information relating to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. -
What Is Really Driving Health Care Costs?
Posted on October 28, 2010 | No CommentsHealth insurance premiums have been increasing for years far beyond the typical cost increases observed in most other sectors (except college education – but that’s another story). Many have asked what drives health care costs? -
Healthcare Reform – Preventive Care Mandates
Posted on September 19, 2010 | No CommentsPreventive Care Mandates; Group and individual plans must cover at a minimum and impose no cost sharing requirements for... -
Pre-Existing Conditions and Interim Health Reform Updates
Posted on July 27, 2010 | No CommentsRecently, some “interim final rule regulations” were released on health care reform dealing with pre-existing conditions.* -
Ohio Health Care Law Updates
Posted on July 14, 2010 | No CommentsLate in 2009, the Ohio legislature passed provisions as a part of its budget impacting health care in Ohio (H.B. 1 Health Care Reform Provisions). These new laws are hoped to add as many as 100,000 uninsured Ohioans to insurance plans over time. -
Health Care Reform Summary
Posted on April 13, 2010 | No CommentsHealth Care Reform Summary -
Health Care Reform – Annual Maximums
Posted on March 22, 2010 | No CommentsGroup health insurance and individual health insurance may not set lifetime benefit limits in dollar values to any participant or beneficiary (pp 19, lines 6-7).