Health care reform: large employers and the new health insurance exchanges *

USA - October 18 2012
Historically, employers have adopted a number of strategies intended to control the ever-increasing cost of health care, including self-insuring their own employees’ health risks, implementing wellness programs, and shifting more and more costs onto their employees.

Co-authors: Jennifer Spiegel Berman , Gregory J. Ossi, Thora A. Johnson , Christopher E. Condeluci.

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Dockworkers union threatening to strike October 1 *

USA - September 19 2012
The dockworkers union along the East and Gulf Coasts is threatening to strike on October 1, should there be no agreement with transportation providers by the end of September.

Co-authors: Lindsay B. Meyer, Brock R. Landry , Robert L. Smith, II, Michael J. Volpe, Ashley W. Craig.

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Private exchanges: you have questions, we have answers *

USA - September 12 2012
Private health insurance exchanges or “private exchanges” have been a hot topic of discussion over the past year.

Co-authors: Jennifer Spiegel Berman , Thora A. Johnson , Christopher E. Condeluci.

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What do healthcare reform and the “fiscal cliff” have in common? Tax increases *

USA - July 5 2012
On June 28th, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the new healthcare reform law in part by ruling that (1) the individual mandate is a tax and (2) Congress has authority to impose the individual mandate under Congress’s taxing power.

Co-authors: Samuel Olchyk, Brenda J. Tranchida , Ralph S. Tyler, Christopher E. Condeluci.

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Legal issues and the State-based exchange – enhancing your State's readiness *

USA - April 3 2012
Overview.

Co-authors: Ralph S. Tyler, Christopher E. Condeluci, Katherine Whelan.

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