London We may think that Congress does nothing but try to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and although they do a whole lot of that, like it or not both parties do come together every blue moon to amend the Affordable Care Act, but when they do so, it’s not necessarily a win for the …
Category: Health Care
Are New Obamacare Rules Another Step Backward for Low Wage Workers?
New Orleans It isn’t hard to understand the thinking behind the new IRS regulations to clarify the rules for employers who might be trying to hustle the margins on the Affordable Care Act and “dump” workers onto the system to save a couple of bucks. The problem is that the rules completely ignore the reality …
How are Hospitals Handling Charity Care and Health Insurance?
Vancouver For my money, one of the least examined impacts of the Affordable Care Act is how hospitals, many of whom are required by law or tax exempt status, to deliver some level of charitable care to lower income patients, will handle the new world of mandatory health coverage. There are still somewhere close to …