NJ.com Updated Jun 1; Posted Jun 1 By Matt Arco More than 170,000 New Jerseyans receive surprise medical bills each year that add up to hundreds of millions of dollars, Gov. Phil Murphy said Friday. And with that in mind, the governor signed legislation that he and others say will help to curb the problem… Read More
Governor Signs Nation’s Strongest Law On ‘Surprise’ Medical Bills
NJ Spotlight LILO H. STAINTON | JUNE 4, 2018 Doctors remained deeply concerned that law will weaken their negotiating power with insurance carriers, cost them money Advocates for patients, senior citizens, labor unions, and businesses hailed Gov. Phil Murphy’s signing of a complex and controversial measure designed to curb the impact of costly “surprise” medical… Read More
NJ governor signs bill to reinstate ObamaCare individual mandate
THE HILL BY JOHN BOWDEN – 05/31/18 09:10 AM EDT New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) on Wednesday signed a bill into law that will reinstate the Obamacare individual mandate as the state attempts to stabilize its health insurance markets. The bill implements a statewide fee for New Jersey residents who don’t obtain health insurance through… Read More
New Jersey will become second state to enact individual health insurance mandate
POLITICO By KATIE JENNINGS 05/30/2018 07:01 PM EDT Updated 05/31/2018 10:04 AM EDT Gov. Phil Murphy on Wednesday signed into law a bill that will require all New Jersey residents to have health coverage or pay a penalty, making the state the second in the country to enact an individual health insurance mandate. Democratic lawmakers… Read More
Professional Group Plans Joins Forces with Vitality to Bring Workplace Wellness to Mid-Sized Employers in Northeast
CHICAGO and HAUPPAUGE, NY— May 21, 2018 A pioneer at helping U.S. employers improve health, and Professional Group Plans (PGP), the largest full-service General Agency in the TriState Area, are partnering to help mid-sized employers in Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York improve the health and wellness of their employees. “Through this partnership, we are… Read More
UnitedHealthcare Establishes Long-term Strategic Partnership with LabCorp
MINNEAPOLIS and BURLINGTON, NC (May 24, 2018) LabCorp will continue participating as a national provider of laboratory services to all UnitedHealthcare plan participants. Partnership will include broad range of value-based programs, rewarding high quality, easily accessible laboratory services at the best value and real-time data sharing to drive more personalized care support. UnitedHealthcare and LabCorp… Read More
United Healthcare Establishes Long-term Strategic Partnership with Quest Diagnostics
MINNEAPOLIS and SECAUCUS, N.J., (May 24, 2018) Beginning Jan. 1, 2019, Quest will be participating as a national provider of laboratory services for all UnitedHealthcare plan participants. Partnership will include broad range of value-based programs, rewarding high quality, easily accessible laboratory services at the best value and real-time data sharing to drive more personalized care… Read More
CVS to Buy Aetna for $69 Billion in a Deal That May Reshape the Health Industry
By MICHAEL J. de la MERCED and REED ABELSON DEC. 3, 2017 The New York Times CVS Health said on Sunday that it had agreed to buy Aetna for about $69 billion in a deal that would combine the drugstore giant with one of the biggest health insurers in the United States and has the… Read More
NAHU Special Update: Congress Delays Cadillac Tax and Health Insurance Tax
Earlier today, Congress voted to pass H.R. 195, a bill that would continue to fund the government through February 8, 2018. It includes two major legislative victories for NAHU: delaying the Cadillac/Excise Tax until 2022 and implementing a moratorium of the Health Insurance Tax (HIT), effective for 2019. The bill is expected to be quickly… Read More
Trump to end key ACA subsidies, a move that will threaten the law’s marketplaces
The Washington Post By Amy Goldstein and Juliet Eilperin October 13 at 5:51 AM President Trump is throwing a bomb into the insurance marketplaces created under the Affordable Care Act, choosing to end critical payments to health insurers that help millions of lower-income Americans afford coverage. The decision coincides with an executive order on Thursday… Read More