06/29/2012
As a follow up to yesterday’s Legislative Alert, Details of Supreme Court Upholding PPACA, BenefitMall wants to provide you with a high-level explanation of the important aspects of the Supreme Court’s rulings.
06/26/2012
As we anxiously await the ruling of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act by the Supreme Court, BenefitMall wants to be sure that you are kept up to speed on all aspects of health care reform.
05/24/2012
Unless the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) later this year, the federal government is embarking on a broad plan to promote health insurance coverage for all U.S. citizens through a combination of initiatives.
04/26/2012
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently issued a final rule that provides states with considerable flexibility in the organization and operation of PPACA-mandated state health benefit Exchanges.
04/11/2012
Last month, the United States’ highest court heard oral arguments on what has become the most controversial piece of legislation ...
03/14/2012
As states work to implement various portions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), establishing and maintaining state health insurance exchanges continues to top the priority list.
02/01/2012
On Tuesday, January 24, BenefitMall’s CEO Bernard DiFiore participated in a panel discussion during a general session of the National Association of Health Underwriters Annual Capitol Conference focusing on several pivotal issues associated with how best to define and implement the “essential benefits” requirement pursuant to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).
01/13/2012
In terms of federal health care reform, many social, economic and political forces are shaping how the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is being implemented.
12/16/2011
Today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced through a press release that state exchanges will now determine their benchmark for essential benefits based upon use of the most popular plans in their region and the 10 benefit categories of care that were originally defined in the health care reform regulations.
12/07/2011
Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), each state has been given the option to either create a state-run health insurance exchange or have a local exchange implemented and run for them by the federal government.