The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act mandates for the formation of a state based health insurance Exchange. These Exchanges will serve as a regulated insurance marketplace where all the transactions and health plans will be in accordance to the federal healthcare reforms. Initially the Exchange will only be open to individuals and small firms … Read more
Recently barred fast track resolution by the U.S. Supreme Court, opponents of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) have resumed their legal quest to derail the law through the traditional Circuit Court route. Twenty-six states last week filed a motion in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta urging the court to strike down the … Read more
This Week in Health Reform Republican Scott Brown’s victory over Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley (D) in the January 19 special election to fill the seat of the late Senator Edward Kennedy (D) might prove to be a game-changer for the health care reform debate. The loss of the 60th Democratic vote now robs Senate … Read more
When the International Monetary Fund (IMF) finally confirmed in February that a US.27-billion loan for Jamaica had been approved, it put to rest several months of speculation about the agency’s return to our country. Although there have been several debates in the media about the impact that the IMF agreement may have on our economy, … Read more
How do you obtain an excellent mortgage loan with bad credit? We hear this question being asked somewhat more often. And typically, the answer we obtain isn’t the answer we like to hear. Indeed, we’re aware that a negative credit rating does give us access to the great rates, but there are ways where we … Read more