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Open Enrollment Take 2: What Matters for the ACA Marketplace?
via RAND Corporation By the end of 2014, more than 6.5 million people were enrolled in health insurance plans through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace, also called the “exchanges.” In some cases, this was relatively easy. But for many, … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Health & Welfare, Health Reform, News & Updates
Analysts See More Outflows for Pimco
via Wall Street Journal Investors pulled money from Pacific Investment Management Co.’s flagship Pimco Total Return Fund in January, and analysts say the outflows could continue for a few more months following last year’s upheaval at the Newport Beach, Calif., … Continue reading
Posted in Executive Benefits, News & Updates, Retirement, Retirement Plans
Health Insurer Anthem Reports Massive Data Breach
Health insurer Anthem, one of the nation’s largest health insurers, has reported a massive data breach and potential theft of tens of millions of pieces of personal information relating to its insureds, including names, birth dates, addresses and Social Security … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Health & Welfare, News & Updates
Government Blinks Again at ObamaCare
via BloombergView If you got health insurance subsidies last year, and you’re worried that you got too much in federal tax credits and will be faced with a huge tax bill for repayment, then you can worry a little less: … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Health & Welfare, Health Reform, News & Updates
Help With Retirement Budgets
If you’re budgeting for retirement, helping family members with college savings or weighing the value of a reverse mortgage, spend some time with these resources, all published recently: Health Expenses One of the largest, and trickiest, items to budget for … Continue reading
Posted in Executive Benefits, Health, Health & Welfare, News & Updates, Retirement Plans
The Secret to Taming Health-Care Costs
via Wall Street Journal Monday’s report from the Congressional Budget Office on the country’s long-term economic outlook underscores what budget experts have long known: The rising cost of health care is the single largest driver of the gloomy long-term fiscal … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Health & Welfare, Health Reform, News & Updates
When You Delay Your Social Security Benefits, Here’s How the Math Works
via Wall Street Journal The frequent misstatement of the 8% annual increase in Social Security benefits for those who delay collecting is a pet peeve of mine. The increase in benefits each year from full retirement age to age 70 … Continue reading
Posted in News & Updates
UnitedHealth’s Profits Better Than Expected
via WSJ United Health Group Inc. reported a better-than-expected 5.8% increase in earnings for its December quarter, as the health-care company continued to benefit from the growth in premium revenue outpacing medical costs. Shares of UnitedHealth were up $3.70, or … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Health & Welfare, Health Reform, News & Updates
The Effect of Eliminating the ACA’s Tax Credits in Federally Facilitated Marketplaces
via RAND Corporation In this research report, RAND Corporation researchers assess the expected change in enrollment and premiums in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)–compliant individual market in federally facilitated marketplace (FFM) states if the U.S. Supreme Court … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Health & Welfare, Health Reform, News & Updates
Poor Oversight Marred Health Site’s Launch
via WSJ The federal government skipped key contracting requirements when awarding hundreds of millions of dollars to build the troubled HealthCare.gov site, according to an inspector general’s report. The investigation published Tuesday by the Office of Inspector General for the … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Health & Welfare, Health Reform, News & Updates
