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...