Health Insurance

On March 3, U.S. District Court Judge Roger Vinson ruled that implementation of the health reform law could continue, but that the federal government had only a week to file an appeal to his ruling that the law was unconstitutional. In his ruling, Vinson repeated what he has said previously — that “the citizens of this country have an interest in having this case resolved as soon as practically possible.” The Justice Department filed its appeal on March 8.

The administration has said it will press on with implementation, but two states — Florida and Alaska — halted plans to do so. Last week, the Florida Senate, on the second day of its legislative session, voted 29-10 in favor of a state constitutional amendment to ban implementation of the individual coverage requirement. Voters will have to approve. Read the rest of this entry »

It looks like the debate of HealthCare Reform will be a hot subject again in 2011.  With this debate taking center stage, we see more questions than answers in the following months.  One of the big questions currently is “how will this affect me?”  This questions is being asked from individuals, family’s and businesses. Read the rest of this entry »

US District Judge Henry Hudson struck down the “individual mandate” requiring most Americans to purchase health insurance by 2014.  This ruling marks the first time any federal judge has stricken any part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.