by Don Ingwerson Each Thursday, I present information about legislative items to keep you informed. I wanted to share with you a new biweekly column in the Sacramento Bee on answering questions about the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, which contains a mandate for most everyone to have insurance by January 1, 2014 or pay a fine. Emily Bazar,
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by Don Ingwerson I have been regularly sharing articles and information regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that will be in effect in 2014. We are now well into 2013 and WebMD has just put out an article on what they see will be important developments in health care for this year. I hope you find this information
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by Don Ingwerson Each year I post the latest information on who covers Christian Science care – information that the Federal Committee on Publication office has been collecting for the past several years. Their site, “Insurance plans covering Christian Science care” has been updated with new information that I wanted to pass along to you. Various U.S. federal, state,
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by Don Ingwerson While establishing goals for the 2013 year, an article by Deepak Chopra titled, “The big idea(s) for 2013: A Critical Mass of Consciousness” caught my attention. As I read further, I realized that a goal has a better chance of being successful if it is in concert with the efforts of others. Chopra successfully makes this point
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by Don Ingwerson Bernard Eichenbaum responded to my article published December 6, 2012 in the San Diego Union Tribune by asking: “Who would determine prayer efficacy?” This comment was published in the Letters to the Editor section of the paper on December 9, 2012. Myy response to this question was published in the Letters to the Editor section on December
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The following is a blog from the Committee on Publication Federal Office that was posted on its website November 13, 2012 Generally speaking, the Nov 6. election will not drastically alter the Federal Office’s efforts with health care reform. The results of the election will continue the balance of power that has existed before: Barack Obama was reelected U.S. President
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by Don Ingwerson Now that the elections are over, I think reposting this information from the Federal Committee office web site on health insurance for Christian Scientists may be helpful – I encourage you to read it if you missed it before. The article below on insurance is just one of the many items that are presented on this web
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Here is a Federal Legislative Affairs post I thought worth sharing: In February, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a bulletin that will have a direct impact on the long-term viability of HSAs. As we’ve discussed before, HSAs can be used to cover Christian Science nursing and practitioner expenses. In the bulletin, HHS explained how health insurance
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Lou Cannon writes a perspective on health reform for the September 17, 2012, State Net Capitol Journal as it applies to the state of California. His article is titled “Can California Rescue the Affordable Care Act?” While national candidates wage a war of words and half-truths on health issues, a handful of states, led by California, are charging ahead to
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by Don Ingwerson The California Health Benefit Exchange Board issued a set of questions and answers June 26th on the impact of the US Supreme Court decision on health care reform. Because the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act, these FAQs continue to be timely and informative. Here are the questions they presented. To read the answer section for
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