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Covering the new copay

Commentary: Consumers are beginning to see some direct effects of the Affordable Care Act. Many have shopped the exchanges and see that they need to ...
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PPACA Health Insurance Tax repeal bill gaining steam

A funding mechanism included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is gaining steam in the House of Representatives, leading to a round of ...
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Leading Democrat introduces alternative retirement savings proposal

Rep. Joe Crowley, D-NY, vice chair of the Democratic Caucus unveiled a plan this week that would address the savings and retirement security crisis in ...
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Retirement benefits will be key to attraction, retention purposes

The Affordable Care Act has had one unintended consequence for small businesses. It has prompted employers to beef up their retirement benefits as a way ...
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Time to kill the 4 percent rule?

When it comes to retirement, the 4 percent rule just doesn’t cut it for most people. That’s according to a new PwC US report that ...
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Double-digit cost hike predicted for pharmacy drugs

Driven by the developmental and retail costs of specialty drugs and a less-than-robust generic drug market, pharmaceutical price increases will move into the double-digit range by ...
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ACA News: What’s happened so far – provisions that took effect 2010-2014

The Affordable Care Act (ACA or health care reform law) changed how health care plans work and how people can get coverage. It also changed ...
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DOL fiduciary rule: A step in the right direction

Commentary: The Department of Labor finally revealed its proposed fiduciary standard rule on Tuesday after weeks of anticipation and speculation. The rule is intended to ...
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5 overlooked tax deductions for small business owners

Failing to claim all the tax deduction you’re entitled to is like flushing money down the toilet. As small business owners prepare their taxes this year, ...
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Special enrollment period for individuals without insurance in 2014 ends April 30th

At the beginning of March, CMS announced a special enrollment period (SEP) for individuals and families who did not enroll for health coverage in 2014, ...
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Judge deals blow against PPACA subsidies

(Bloomberg) -- Oklahoma won a court ruling striking down tax rules tied to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, after a judge found they ...
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PPACA reshapes individual market

A new report finds the introduction of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act mandates stirred up significant market share changes among carriers offering individual ...
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