Businesses make moves ahead of Obamacare’s main thrust
Major elements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act take effect next year, forcing New Orleans-area companies to learn more about how it will effect the health insurance coverage they...
View ArticleMisclassifying employees triggers IRS, Labor audits
Fresh hell for small business owners: A new crackdown on firms that misclassify workers as contract or part-time employees to avoid paying overtime or, beginning next year, health benefits mandated by...
View ArticleHospitality sector faces impact of health care reform
When the most sweeping aspects of health care reform go into effect in January, the impact of the legislation will be felt more in states like Louisiana that have had a less government-regulated...
View ArticleObamacare end-around dies in La. house
A Covington lawmaker's bill seeking to reject the federal health care overhaul championed by President Barack Obama failed to win passage today in the Louisiana House.
View ArticleAdministration: ‘Obamacare’ to offer more choices
The White House says insurance companies are showing interest in providing coverage under the new health care law, a development likely to increase market competition and give uninsured people more...
View ArticleCounseling center proclaims benefits of paying cash
A sole practitioner is steering his patients toward cash-only payments, noting that what insurance companies reimburse him for services doesn’t meet his cost of doing business.
View ArticleHealth care becomes thorny issue in immigration debate
The question is how much access to taxpayer-subsidized care should be granted to immigrants who were here illegally and are embarking on a path to citizenship. Answering it has pulled the noxious...
View ArticleObamacare may be unaffordable for low-wage workers
It's called the Affordable Care Act, but President Barack Obama's health care law may turn out to be unaffordable for many low-wage workers, including employees at big chain restaurants, retail stores...
View ArticleObamacare countdown gets under way
Fewer than 100 days before uninsured Americans can sign up for coverage, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said today the administration is gearing up with new call centers, a...
View ArticleLaw firms see mixed prognosis from Obamacare
Despite the increased workload tied to business compliance with new federal rules, many law firms are still recuperating from the recession and remain cautious with building their health care practice...
View ArticleBusinesses still seek guidance despite Obamacare delay
Employers are waiting for more concrete information on what is expected of them by the new deadline to provide affordable coverage, but they are unclear on if they are offering the right coverage or if...
View ArticleHouse GOP seek delay in health care provisions
House Republicans, politically emboldened by President Barack Obama's delay of a key requirement of his health care law, are taking another run at scrapping his signature domestic policy.
View ArticleJefferson hospitals consider management options
As the hospitals narrow their list of potential managers, their employees are left wondering what the impending deals mean for their jobs.
View ArticleDigital resistance dying out among health care providers
Health IT experts predict that those who refuse to adopt new electronic medical records will be a minority in the not so distant future.
View ArticleObamacare delay doesn’t give business a free pass
Even with the extra time to comply with the 2015 deadline, a professional who advises businesses says many are still perplexed about what’s required of them.
View ArticleNewsmaker Q&A: Greg Cromer, Louisiana Health Cooperative CEO
The Louisiana Health Cooperative tapped Greg Cromer to lead the exchange as CEO last month. Cromer spoke with CityBusiness about the startup, the federal health care law and his other job as state...
View ArticleSBA launches ‘one-stop’ site for health care law
The Small Business Association today launched a new website to help employers locate information on the Affordable Care Act tailored to their location, employee-count and current coverage level.
View ArticleSubsidies try to steer small business to Obamacare
Businesses with 25 or fewer full-time employees are exempt from the Affordable Care Act and won’t have to provide health coverage for their employees, but they can still take advantage of a tax credit...
View ArticleEmployers explore cost savings of wellness programs
Employers are increasingly interested in reducing health care costs as the federal health care law rolls out, and some are enlisting the help of corporate wellness programs to do so.
View Article‘Obamacare’ contractors project confidence
Major contractors hooking up the internal plumbing of President Barack Obama's health care law projected confidence today that they will be ready to go by an Oct. 1 deadline, even though the system is...
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