We're nearing the finish line - less than one week left until Small Groups will leave the "pre-reform" pricing and designs of their Medical Plans and begin renewing under the ACA regulated insurance environment. Here is a brief Background behind the deadline: Affordable Care Act (ACA) is bringing inevitable change to the health care system including: New benefit requirements under [...]
Individuals and Small Businesses with health insurance coverage are acting to take advantage of one last chance to keep their current policies, and premium rates, for the year 2014. Why the rush? Because insurance customers are required to buy the new ACA mandated plans at their first renewal in 2014. By taking advantage of early [...]
AFL-CIO Convention. Photo credit Getty Images Whenever a new discussion erupts about Healthcare Reform, it is important to look at basic intent of the law to understand both the actions and the consequences of lawmakers. This week’s news stories regarding the rejection of Union requests for exceptions to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) [...]
Beginning September 1, 2013 CSR & Associates will remove News Blog posts from previous years and begin adding posts specific to the current environment of Healthcare Insurance. Regulations and taxing under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (sometimes referred to as “Obamacare” ) have affected the medical supplies market, the collection of health records and the [...]