Broker Regulation

As early as this fall, major changes to the limited medical industry will occur under the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("PPACA") and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.

The Obama administration is allocating $5 billion to help employers maintain health coverage for early retirees age 55 and older who are not yet eligible for Medicare.

The House of Representatives has approved legislation to once again temporarily extend eligibility for a federal COBRA health insurance premium subsidy program.

Calls for transparency in the health care system

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius criticized America's largest health insurance companies Thursday following the release of a report that points to rate hikes and inflated profits as cause for health insurance reform.

H.R. 4489, introduced by Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-Mass., would give the Office of Personnel Management greater oversight of pharmacy benefit managers participating in the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (FEHBP).