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March 4, 2015
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SCOTUS Weighs Fate of Obamacare | WWC

No decision will be issued before late June doubtlessly, but today the Supreme Court heard arguments about a clause in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that reads as limiting health insurance subsidies to those who purchase policies on state-run exchanges. The phrase -- "established by the state" -- is at the center of the debate in King v. Burwell. If the court concurs with that interpretation, ...
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March 3, 2015
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FMLA Forms Expire, Get 30-Day Reprieve | WWC

Due to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, government forms must be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval and then resubmitted every three years. The Department of Labor (DOL) forms for the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) all expired this past Saturday, Feb. 28, after their three-year approval period, but OMB moved swiftly to grant them a 30-day extension unt...
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March 2, 2015
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Anthem Data Breach Linked to Chinese Hack | WWC

The massive data breach of almost 80 million records of health care consumers insured by Anthem has been linked to the Chinese, according to a report in the Washington Post. "The malware is so unique — the digital signature is so precise — in these two incidents that we strongly feel the same Chinese actors were involved," Rich Barger, chief intelligence officer of cybersecurity firm ThreatCon...
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February 26, 2015
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Some 1.2 Million Cost-Conscious Consumers Switch Obamacare Plans for 2015

Of the 4.7 million persons who obtained insurance coverage from HealthCare.gov in 2014, about 1.2 million of them shopped around and switched plans for 2015. Another 1 million did comparison shopping but stuck with their 2014 plans. The unexpected shopping spree was attributed in large part to premium variations. The most successful insurance companies from 2014, sign-up-wise, raised their pre...
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February 26, 2015
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CMS Establishes New Obamacare Open Enrollment Period for 2016 Plans

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have issued the Final HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2016.  This rule seeks to improve consumers’ experience in the Health Insurance Marketplace and to ensure their coverage options are affordable and accessible. The rule finalizes the annual open enrollment period for 2016 to begin on Nov. 1, 2015, and run through Jan. 31...
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February 25, 2015
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TJX Follows Walmart on Wage Hikes | WWC

TJX Cos., parent of retail stores T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods, announced today that it will boost wages to a minimum of $10 an hour in 2016 for all employees who've been on board for six months. In June, it will raise its minimum wage to $9 an hour in advance of next year's move. The firm's announcement follows the lead of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which unveiled its own plan this past week...
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February 25, 2015
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IRS Won't Ding Those Who Got Erroneous Tax Statements from HHS

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) last week admitted that it had sent out some 800,000 erroneous Obamacare tax statements that either over-stated or under-stated the individuals' tax credits for the health insurance they purchased on HealthCare.gov in 2014. In response, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced that the 50,000 people who already filed their taxes using t...
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February 23, 2015
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DOL Rewrites Definition of Spouse for FMLA Purposes | WWC

Workers in legal, same-sex marriages, regardless of where they live, will now have the same rights as those in opposite-sex marriages to federal job-protected leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to care for a spouse with a serious health condition, following a rule issued by the Department of Labor (DOL). The Labor Department announced a rule change to the FMLA Monday in keepin...
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February 23, 2015
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Obama Administration Asks Judge to Stay His Immigration Injunction

The Obama administration today opened two fronts in trying to lift the injunction against its immigration plans, first by asking the federal judge in Texas who issued the injunction to stay it and second by appealing the decision to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans. The request for a stay -- or a confinement of the injunction to cover Texas only -- was filed with  U.S. District ...
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February 23, 2015
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HHS to Provide Funds to Help Hospitals Prepare for and Respond to Ebola

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a new funding opportunity announcement (FOA):  the Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) Ebola Preparedness and Response Activities. This funding opportunity will award a total of $194.5 million to states and other grantees for Ebola health care system preparedness and response and the development of a regional Ebola treatment strateg...
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