From the monthly archives: April 2014
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security advised computer users to consider using alternatives to Microsoft Corp’s Internet Explorer browser until the company fixes a security flaw that hackers have used to launch attacks. Continue reading
Workers compensation physician fee schedules can help control costs, but a higher maximum reimbursable amount might lead providers to charge more for workers comp services than patients covered by group health plans, according to a report released Tuesday. Continue reading
The Obama administration has begun a wide-ranging search for companies to run the online federal health insurance exchange, seeking new talent to prevent a repeat of problems that immobilized the website last fall. Continue reading
The IRS recently announced the health savings account (HSA) rules and requirements for 2015. The HSA 2015 contribution limits, minimum required HDHP deductibles, and out-of-pocket maximums have been increased from 2014. Continue reading
While smoking cigarettes or using tobacco products on Clark County School District campuses is prohibited, the use of e-cigarettes is allowed because of a loophole in the district’s smoking policy, which officials began closing Thursday. Continue reading
The Congressional Budget Office has reduced by one-third its estimate of how much more states will spend on Medicaid in the coming decade because of the Affordable Care Act.
In early February, the budget office estimated that state spending on Medicaid and a related program for children would Continue reading
The maximum contributions that can be made to health savings accounts will increase $50 for individuals and $100 for families in 2015. Continue reading
The expansion of health insurance accomplished under the Affordable Care Act may alter costs for several major types of liability insurance, although any such changes are likely to be modest, according to a new RAND Corp. report. Continue reading
