Department of Health and Human Services

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  Gas and Cigarettes: The Tax Sticks That Keep On Hittin’

  By Mike Patton  |  March 25, 2013

  A look at how federal and state taxes hit car owners and smokers: are they meant to change behavior or just raise revenue?

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  HSAs Losing Luster Under Obamacare

  By Robert Bloink, Esq., LL.M., William H. Byrnes, Esq.  |  July 27, 2012

  HSAs are about to lose much of their value under the PPACA, which will impose minimum reimbursement rates on all health insurance plans—ensuring that premiums for high-deductible plans will increase.

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  Which Candidate Is More Likely to Support LTC Insurance? Poll Has Surprising Answer

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  April 18, 2012

  A straw poll found Americans gave a conclusive answer to whether Obama or the GOP candidate would be more likely to support LTCI.

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  Class Dismissed

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  November 28, 2011

  The Community Living Assistance Services and Support program, also known as the CLASS Act, was part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Obama’s effort at health care reform.

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  Health Care Law’s LTC Plan Appears Endangered by CLASS Act’s Potential Demise

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 22, 2011

  The Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday denied a rumor that the office administering the LTC portion of the health reform law was being shut for good.

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  Health-Care Law’s LTC Program Unsustainable, Republicans Say

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 15, 2011

  A group of congressional Republicans issued a report on Thursday claiming that a piece of President Barack Obama’s health-care law calling for long-term care insurance, also known as the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act, is financially insolvent.

• Insurance Update: Is It Really a CLASS Act?

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 1, 2010

  Long-term care (LTC) insurance can be a tough sell to a limited market. Policies are often viewed as expensive thanks to well-publicized "average" costs, particularly...