The chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee said reform to the nation’s health care system will not pass his chamber of Congress without a government-financed insurance plan.

Charles …  Read →

The Obama Administration is looking to tax life insurance firms, securities dealers and large estates to raise money for some of its numerous reforms.

The Treasury Department is looking to raise …  Read →

NAIFA (National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors) sent out another alert recently outlining tax ramifications of life settlement transactions. Following is the text from that alert, along with NAIFA’s …  Read →

A national nursing group says a reform measure offered by two health insurance groups to cover all Americans despite pre-existing conditions is essentially “blackmail,” since it comes with strings attached.

The …  Read →

The heads of America’s Health Insurance Plans and the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association say they are willing to guarantee coverage to all Americans, despite pre-existing conditions, as one …  Read →

A key economic advisor to President Barack Obama would not rule out the possibility of taxing employer health benefits for employees – an approach the president opposed while campaigning against …  Read →

Steve Israel

The House of Representatives is tackling the issue of big bonuses by companies receiving federal funding, days after a furor erupted over such action by insurer American International …  Read →

One of the Democratic senators working to reform health care in the U.S. has said he would consider taxing health insurance benefits, a move that

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus …  Read →

Frankly, I am unsure about whose plans to implement changes to health care will benefit or harm my business; Sen. Barack Obama‘s call for mandated coverage or Sen. John McCain’s …  Read →