by Admin | Mar 2, 2009 | COBRA, Insurance Laws, Insurance News, Obamacare
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 signed into law February 17 expands COBRA in ways that will certainly impact employers. Most significantly, the act offers assistance-eligible individuals a 65 percent subsidy of their required COBRA premiums and an... by Admin | Feb 16, 2009 | COBRA, Insurance Laws, Insurance News, Obamacare, Politics
The U.S. House and Senate will vote on a compromise $790 billion stimulus package that includes subsidies for 65% of the COBRA health insurance premiums paid by laid-off workers, under a hard-fought conference report unveiled late Feb. 12. The final version of the... by Admin | Feb 7, 2009 | Healthcare Reform, Insurance Laws, Insurance News, Obamacare
U.S. President Barack Obama reversed controversial Bush administration orders limiting states from expanding a low-income children’s health insurance program. Obama issued a memo reversing his predecessor’s orders on the same day he signed an extension of... by Admin | Feb 7, 2009 | Healthcare Reform, Insurance Laws, Insurance News, Obamacare, Politics
With Michigan’s governor looking on, President Barack Obama reauthorized an expanded health insurance program for children this afternoon, calling it a “down payment on my commitment” to ensure coverage for every American. The $74-billion... by Admin | Dec 30, 2008 | Healthcare Reform, Insurance News, Obamacare, Politics
HEALTH care drained the federal budget of more than $1 trillion this year. That includes direct health care programs like Medicare, plus insurance for federal employees and the cost of excluding employer health-care contributions from workers’ taxable incomes. If... by Admin | Dec 16, 2008 | Healthcare Reform, Insurance News, Obamacare, Politics
By choosing former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle to head his healthcare reform effort, President-elect Barack Obama got more than an old congressional hand with a policy book on his resume. Obama has also picked up a hardheaded political strategy for his push to...