NAIC Reports MLR Recommendations; Mini-Meds and MLR; Pfister to Depart
Date: October 25, 2010 Contents 1. NAIC Reports MLR Recommendations 2. Limited Benefit Plans & MLR 3. Steve Pfister Departs NRF 4. Recent Emails |
Senate Key Votes - 1099; Waiver Guidance; Sebelius Comments to AHIP; NRF Comment Letters
Date: September 15, 2010 Contents 1. Health Reform Votes … Again 2. Guidance on Waiver Application 3. Sebelius’ Comments 4. “Patient Protection” Comment Letters 5. More on 1099 Reporting Mandate 6. Recent Emails |
Grandfathered Plan Comments; Limited Benefit Plans; Internal Claims Mischief; Hatch/Hutchison Bills
Date: August 19, 2010 Contents 1. Grandfathered Plan Comments 2. Limited Benefit Plans 3. Some Coverage Trumps No Coverage 4. Internal Claims Mischief 5. Hatch / Hutchison Letters 6. Recent Emails |
Public Option Politics; Reg Deadlines; Wellness Blog; Hatch Bills Repeal Mandates; New Chart
Date: July 22, 2010 Contents 1. The Return of the Public Option 2. Base Politics 3. Regulatory Deadlines 4. Wellness Blog / NRF HR Executives Summit 5. Hatch Seeks Mandate Repeal 6. New Health Reform Chart 7. Recent Emails |
PBOR - the Sequel; Limited Benefit Plans; Boehner's ObamaCare Report; Grandfathered Plans; AEI Pane
Date: June 24, 2010 Contents 1. The Return of PBOR 2. Limited Benefit Plans – A Positive Accommodation 3. LBPs in the Regs 4. Boehner’s PPACA Report Card 5. More on Grandfathered Plan Status 6. Fun AEI Panel on HCR 7. Recent Emails |
Year-by-Year Calculations? Limited Benefit Plans; Medicare/States/Insurers Quality Improvement Effor
Date: June 04, 2010 Contents 1. PPACA Threshold, Penalty Calculations Based on Prior Year 2. Why Important 3. Annual Limits and Limited Benefit Plans 4. Medicare to Participate in Joint Quality Improvement Efforts 5. Recent Emails |
NRF Health Care Mandate Cost Calculator - Live! Recent Blog Entries
Date: May 20, 2010 Contents 1. NRF Health Care Mandate Cost Calculator – Live! 2. NRF Calculator Open to All 3. Recent Blog Entries 4. Recent Emails |
NRF Part-Time HC Survey; Adult Child Dependents; Limited Benefit Plans; MLR Standards; Interim Final
Date: May 14, 2010 Contents 1. NRF Health Care Survey – Part-Time Employees 2. Guidance on Adult Child Dependents 3. Choosing Not To 4. Limited Benefit Plans in Jeopardy 5. Medical Loss Ratio 6. Interim Final Regulations 7. Recent Emails |
Good Faith Compliance; Parity Rule Comments; Murphy Bill Ltr; Jt DOL Reg Ltr; Tracy Mullin Retiremen
Date: May 04, 2010 Contents 1. Good Faith … and Trust |
Heroes & Villains; Support HR 4796 MSP Enhancement Act; Join ERISA Letter; Prompt, Not Hasty Guidanc
Date: April 16, 2010 Contents |
NRF Webinar Tomorrow; Key Retail Concern Timeline; Long Employer Memories
Date: April 12, 2010 Contents 1. NRF Webinar – What You Need to Know and When 2. Timeline of Key Retail Concerns 3. Long Employer Memories 4. Recent Emails |
HCR Now Law; NRF Key Votes Against Reconciliation, For Enzi Motion on Mandates; House Votes
Date: March 24, 2010
1.President Obama Signs Health Care Reform into Law |
House Debate Directly Ahead; Sunday Votes? Outcome Uncertain; NRF Key Vote Warns
Date: March 20, 2010 Contents 1. House Health Care Debate Directly Ahead |
Red Alert - House Debate Ahead; Twisted Procedures; Myths & Facts; ERISA Challenge at OMB; Murphy Bi
Date: March 12, 2010 Contents 1. House Health Care Debate Directly Ahead |
Part-Time Employee Mandate; NRF Rejects Fast-Track Approach; Root of All Health Care Evil Blog
Date: March 05, 2010 Contents 1. Part-Time Employees – Another Mandate too Far? 2. NRF Asks Congress to Reject Fast Track Vote 3. Finding the Root of All Health Care Evil Blog 4. Recent Emails |
Summit Lows and Highs; Finding Compromise; Starting Over (Again)
Date: February 26, 2010 Contents 1. Obama Summit Reaction 2. No Game-Changer 3. Finding (Again) the Art of Compromise 4. StartOver! Letter w/ Building Blocks for Reform 5. Recent Emails |
Obama Summit; Responsible Reform; Higher Penalties; Public Option Returns?; Blog
Date: February 19, 2010 Contents 1. Obama Summit 2. Responsible Reform 3. Higher Penalties 4. Public Option Renaissance? 5. Health Reform Summitry blog 6. Recent Emails |
Obama Talk Initiative; Voodoo Legislation; NRF & HCR; Charlie Brown's Regret; Coughlin Blog; Snowma
Date: February 12, 2010 Contents |
HCR - Not Dead Yet; FY-11 Budget Proposal; Parity Regs Released; Mandatory IRAs Bad;
Date: February 01, 2010 Contents 1. Don’t Pronounce Health Reform “Dead” Yet 2. FY-2011 Federal Budget Proposal Released 3. Mental Health Parity Interim Final Regs Released 4. Mandatory IRAs Bad News 5. House “Small Ball” Strategy 6. Brown Comes to Washington Blog 7. Recent Emails |
Brown; Whither Reid; Options; Consensus Approach; Recent Letters; Front-Room Anger Blog
Date: January 22, 2010 Contents 1. Massachusetts Special Election |