Facing growing criticism President Obama announced on Friday, February 10th an amended policy on the birth control mandate. Under the new announced policy, religious employers (and affiliated institutions) will not be required to offer contraception and will not have to refer their employees to places that provide it. Instead, the employer’s insurance company must provide birth [...]

On February 9, 2012 the Departments of Labor, Treasury and Health & Human Services released the final regulations under Affordable Care Act (ACA) that require health insurers and group health plans to provide information about health plan benefits and coverage to those with private health coverage. According to regulators these rules will ensure consumers have [...]

On Wednesday evening members of the House voted 267-159 to repeal the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program. 28 Democrats joined Republicans in support of repealing the voluntary long-term healthcare program established in the 2010 health reform law. The CLASS Act establishes a national, voluntary long-term care program. The program was to go [...]

St. Louis University Hospital (SLU) and Des Peres Hospital have reached  a new four-year agreement that extends from January 1, 2012 through February 2016 with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Missouri & HealthLink. News releases were posted this afternoon to both SLU’s and Des Peres websites followed by article on stltoday.com. This agreement comes after [...]

For immediate release: (St. Louis, Missouri – February 1, 2012) J.W. Terrill, a full-service provider of insurance, employee benefits and risk management services, announced today that Daniel E. Friehs has joined the firm as a Senior Vice President of Personal and Select Commercial Insurance. Mr. Friehs has 28+ years of insurance experience. Before joining J.W. [...]