New ACA Sign-Up Period Offered To Resolve Tax Problems. While Jan. 31 was the deadline for most people to enroll in 2016 ACA coverage, the Administration is setting up a new sign-up period “for people who failed to file 2014 tax returns,” The Hill reports. The new period “will provide another chance until March 31, [...]

Licking Wounds, Insurers Accelerate Moves To Limit Health-Law Enrollment By Jay Hancock February 4, 2016 | Kaiser Health News Stung by losses under the federal health law, major insurers are seeking to sharply limit how policies are sold to individuals in ways that consumer advocates say seem to discriminate against the sickest and could hold [...]

By ROBERT PEAR JAN. 30, 2016 The New York Times WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service is warning consumers about tax scams involving the Affordable Care Act and penalties imposed under the law on people who go without health insurance. In some cases, the agency said, unscrupulous tax preparers tell clients to pay the penalties [...]

Drugmakers Raise Prices Despite Criticisms Pharmaceutical companies cite high cost of research as reason for price increases Wall Street Journal | by Peter Loftus Drugmakers didn’t let up on price increases with the start of a new year, demonstrating the industry’s pricing power in the face of mounting criticisms of prescription costs in the U.S. [...]

Healthcare costs a top concern for Republican and Democratic voters Featured on Reuters.com By Jilian Mincer and Erin McPike NEW YORK/WASHINGTON Americans want to know what the next U.S. president will do to lower their rising healthcare costs, a priority shared by Republican and Democratic voters and second only to keeping the country safe, according [...]

Featured in US NEWS | By Kimberly Leonard Unexpected questions can change a free wellness visit into an expensive diagnostic one. Patricia Jones thought she was getting the much-talked-about free physical under Obamacare when she went to see a doctor in May. But, she says, a few small things that happened during her checkup ended [...]

Regulators Urge Broader Health Networks Featured on The New York times | By Robert Pear WASHINGTON — The nation’s insurance commissioners are recommending sweeping new standards to address complaints from consumers about limited access to doctors and hospitals in health plans sold under the Affordable Care Act. From Our Advertisers Limited networks of health care [...]