ABC World News (2/20, story 11, 0:15, Muir) reported that “outrage” over another Affordable Care Act “glitch” continues to mount after nearly 800,000 people received inaccurate tax forms from the Federal exchange website. As a result of the “glitch,” consumers “who already filed taxes with those forms will likely have […]

Eligible consumers have from March 15 through April 30 to enroll in coverage The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today a special enrollment period (SEP) for individuals and families who did not have health coverage in 2014 and are subject to the fee or “shared responsibility payment” […]

The New York Times  (2/15, BU11, De Aenlle, Subscription Publication) reports that the IRS is expected to more heavily scrutinize the distinction between employees and self-employed independent contractors this year because of the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that employers with more than 50 workers offer health coverage. Jeffrey Saviano, Americas […]

Several outlets report on open enrollment ahead of the Feb. 15 deadline to sign up for 2015 coverage. Modern Healthcare  (2/1, Subscription Publication) reported, for instance, that healthcare providers, insurers, community health centers and nonprofit groups nationwide “that are helping Americans sign up for exchange coverage under the Patient Protection […]

Reuters (1/13, Hurley) reports that the US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear another challenge to the Affordable Care Act. The high court rejected an appeal filed by the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons and the Alliance for Natural Health USA. The groups had challenged several aspects of […]

The Supreme Court’s decision Friday to hear a case over the health insurance subsidies provided to millions of Americans under the Affordable Care Act generated significant coverage in the major dailies and wire services over the weekend, but little attention on the three network news broadcasts, with ABC and CBS […]