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On October 19, Sen. Max Baucus (Mont.), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, released legislative language for America’s Healthy Future Act, S. 1796, which was approved by the committee on October 13 (see News, Oct. 19, 2009, Senators Voice Concerns Over Finance Committee's Health Reform Plan)…
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On October 21, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a preliminary cost estimate of a version of H.R. 3200, America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, which includes what is being called a “robust public option.”…
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On October 15, the House Committee on Ways and Means approved a procedural measure to send H.R. 3200, the America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, to the House Committee on the Budget with reconciliation instructions…
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Employers’ medical benefits costs will rise an average of 7% in 2010, according to Towers Perrin’s annual Health Care Cost Survey. This latest increase, combined with the current economic climate, means record high costs and affordability challenges both for employers and employees, Towers Perrin said…
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COBRA elections after the 2009 premium subsidy was enacted (see Report 329.1.-13) increased from 12.4% to 17.7%, according to a recent report from Ceridian, which administers COBRA benefits for 50,000 employers nationwide. According to the report, “With the recent economic climate and large number of layoffs, this increase was lower than anticipated by lawmakers.” An earlier survey by Hewitt of large employers suggested that COBRA enrollments had doubled since the subsidy was enacted (see News, Aug. 24, 2009, COBRA Enrollments Double Since Subsidy Was Enacted)…
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In Rev. Proc. 2009-50, the Internal Revenue Service provides a variety of inflation-adjusted figures for 2010, including figures for qualified transportation fringe benefits, long term care, medical savings accounts (MSAs), and adoption assistance and tax credit limits…
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On October 21, the House Judiciary Committee reported out H.R. 3596, the Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009, by a vote of 20-9. The bill would scale back the 64-year-old insurance company exemption from antitrust laws known as the McCarran-Ferguson Act (see News, Oct. 19, 2009, Insurers, Government Battle Over Health Care)…
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Following are recent health care questions that were submitted by subscribers and the answers from Spencer editors…
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