Employers could impose hefty penalties on employees who decline to participate in genetic testing as part of workplace wellness programs if a bill approved by a House committee this week becomes law. Employers, in general, don’t have that power under existing federal laws that protect genetic privacy and nondiscrimination.
Category: Health Insurance
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House Speaker Paul Ryan discusses the Republicans plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act on March 7, 2017. House Speaker Paul Ryan discusses the Republicans plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act on March 7, 2017.
Covered California enrolls 368,000 new Obamacare customers
The number of people signing up for a Covered California health plan is down in the first enrollment period since President Donald Trump was elected with a pledge to repeal his predecessor’s signature health care law, figures released Monday show. Just over 386,000 new people signed up for coverage through the health insurance marketplace created under the Affordable Care Act.
What to expect at work in 2017: Fewer raises, different perks
Like so many things for the year ahead, many changes coming to the workplace are surrounded by questions. If Congress repeals or replaces the Affordable Care Act, what will that mean for employee health insurance? Will companies still have to publish the potentially embarrassing CEO-to-worker pay ratio, or will that part of the Dodd-Frank act be repealed, too? Will my employer or state join the bandwagon of those who have recently expanded paid parental leave? The answers to many of these questions are unknown.
Demonetization as Indian tragedy: Modi silent on specifics of black money : The Canadian National Newspaper
For several months, we, at The Canadian, have been documenting complaints against Dr. Jerry Tenenbaum which subvert the integrity of OHIP specifically and Canada’s public healthcare system in general. On 30 December 2016, the Toronto Star further documented how the province’s 12 top-billing doctors – who received payments of between $2 million and $7 million in one year – are overcharging the Ontario Health Insurance Plan.