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2012 Dec 06

UHC Estimates Premium Increases as High as 116% in 2014 from Health Care Reform (ACA)

By |December 6th, 2012 |Categories: Health Insurance Reform, Individual Medical Insurance Articles, Small Business Articles|

United Health Care (UHC), the largest health insurance company in the US, yesterday held a webinar for agents on changes they will be making to their products to comply with the Affordable Care Act (ACA).  This is the first time that I have seen a major carrier give specific [...]

2012 Nov 26

Health Insurance Reform (ACA) Update – November 2012

By |November 26th, 2012 |Categories: Health Insurance Reform, Individual Medical Insurance Articles, Small Business Articles|

I've written 4 articles on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in the newsletter section of BenefitsCafe.com.   The articles will help employers and individuals who purchase their own coverage understand a few aspects of the law. The articles include: Five Things Everyone Needs to Know about Health Care Reform (ACA) Five Things [...]

2012 Nov 02

California Health Benefit Exchange has a New Name: Covered California

By |November 2nd, 2012 |Categories: Health Insurance Reform|

The State of California is hard at work to create the first government-run entity to sell health insurance as required by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Since first created, the entity has been called the "California Health Benefit Exchange" (HBEX). The government felt that name was a mouthful so they hired a marketing firm, Ogilvey PR, to develop a catchier one. Click here to find out what the new name is and how the new name was chosen.

2012 Mar 22

Medical Insurance Reform Update: March 2012

By |March 22nd, 2012 |Categories: Health Insurance Reform, Individual Medical Insurance Articles, Small Business Articles|

To mark the two year anniversary of President Obama's signing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act we've written a summary of the most important changes that impact individuals and small businesses who purchase medical insurance. Click through for an accounting of the changes that have occurred since 2010 and changes planned for 2014.

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