On Wednesday, New Hampshire legislators approved Governor Maggie Hassan's decision to create a health insurance exchange in partnership with the federal government. 

Hassan sent a letter to...

Michigan lawmakers are reviewing a report on the state's progress in creating a healthcare benefits exchange in partnership with the federal government.

The exchange is expected to help 500,000 state...

On Wednesday, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the conditional approval of Illinois' health exchange blueprint. 

Illinois is the third state to...

The deadline to submit a blueprint for a health exchange is days away, and lawmakers still face a series of uncertainties surrounding the topic.

Previously, Governor Terry Brandstad announced Iowa...

Virginia lawmakers are grappling to find a solution to an Affordable Care Act requirement that mandates large employers offer healthcare coverage to part-time workers.

Under the federal regulation,...

In January of 2013, the Department of Labor announced “transition relief” for employers with non-calendar fiscal year health plans. This is welcome news to many school districts and other local...

The “affordability” of Health Insurance coverage offered by a large employer (50 or more employees) is a key point in complying with PPACA mandates. The IRS recently issued a notice confirming two...

When patients play a larger role in their healthcare, they can cut medical costs for themselves and their employers. Being more active means more than just taking preventative measures to avoid...

Only a small amount of the population uses specialty medications, but the cost of these drugs has grown between 15 and 20 percent in the last few years and accounted for all drug expenditures in...

Just 11 states have taken steps to implement rules set forth by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to protect health insurance consumers, according to a report by the Commonwealth Fund.

The nonpartisan...