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Goddard Mayor Gregory makes health-care case to Rep. Pompeo | Wichitopekington | Wichita Eagle Blogs

November 8, 2011
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 By Dion Lefler
Published by The Wichita Eagle
Posted Nov. 7, 2011

Saying she had benefited as both a small-business owner and a mother, Goddard (Kansas) Mayor Marcey Gregory today pressed Rep. Mike Pompeo to change his view that Congress should completely repeal the national health care law.

Pompeo didn’t back off from his long-held stance that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act — which he and other Republicans derisively call “Obamacare” — should be repealed in its entirety.

He did, however, express some support for safeguards against insurance companies denying people coverage.

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6th Circuit Court of Appeals panel upholds individual mandate

June 30, 2011
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By JENNIFER HABERKORN | 6/29/11

The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld the health reform law’s controversial requirement that nearly all Americans buy insurance, marking a significant win for President Barack Obama in the legal battles over his signature legislation.

The ruling by a three-judge panel — 2-1 in favor of the mandate — is the first from an appeals court on the constitutionality of the law.

The panel included two Republican nominees, who ended up on opposite ends of the opinion. Jeffrey S. Sutton, a George W. Bush nominee and a former clerk for Justice Antonin Scalia, is the first Republican-nominated judge to rule in favor of upholding the mandate.

“We find that the minimum coverage provision is a valid exercise of legislative power by Congress under the Commerce Clause,” Judge Boyce F. Martin Jr., who was nominated by Jimmy Carter, wrote for the majority.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0611/58040.html#ixzz1Qm9FEF2G

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Is Employer Sponsored Health Care the Next Jurassic Park? | Health Care Solutions and Benefits Management

June 28, 2011
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Is Employer Sponsored Health Care the Next Jurassic Park?

By RedBrick Health
If employers have been looking for an exit to employer-sponsored health benefits, they may have found one in the new health reform law. According to the just released employer survey by McKinsey and Company, upwards of 30% of the 1,300 employers surveyed “definitely or probably” will drop health coverage altogether and instead pay the $2,000 per employee government mandated fine.  The flee rate gets even higher when focused on those employers with a high awareness of the new law – more than half (50%+) employers indicating plans to exit health benefits.

Regardless of whether or not the survey findings become reality, the health reform law is likely to have an impact on the landscape of employer sponsored health.  Employers leaning toward getting out of the world of health insurance may feel justified in doing so knowing their employees are ensured affordable coverage options outside of their employment.

Is Employer Sponsored Health Care the Next Jurassic Park? | Health Care Solutions and Benefits Management

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Many U.S. employers to drop health benefits: McKinsey | Reuters

June 7, 2011
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 CHICAGO | Tue Jun 7, 2011

(Reuters) – At least 30 percent of employers are likely to stop offering health insurance once provisions of the U.S. health care reform law kick in in 2014, according to a study by consultant McKinsey.

McKinsey, which based its projection on a survey of more than 1,300 employers of various sizes and industries and other proprietary research, found that 30 percent of employers will “definitely” or “probably” stop offering coverage in the years after 2014, when new medical insurance exchanges are supposed to be up and running.

“The shift away from employer-provided health insurance will be vastly greater than expected and will make sense for many companies and lower-income workers alike,” according to the study, published in McKinsey Quarterly.

Many U.S. employers to drop health benefits: McKinsey | Reuters

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The Affordable Care Act: Immediate Benefits for Hawaii

May 24, 2011
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The Affordable Care Act: Immediate Benefits for Hawaii

  • Small business tax credits.  18,600 small businesses in Hawaii could be helped by a new small business tax credit that makes it easier for businesses to provide coverage to their workers and makes premiums more affordable.1  Small businesses pay, on average, 18 percent more than large businesses for the same coverage, and health insurance premiums have gone up three times faster than wages in the past 10 years.  This tax credit is just the first step towards bringing those costs down and making coverage affordable for small businesses.

The Affordable Care Act: Immediate Benefits for Hawaii

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