D. W. Van Dyke & Co., Inc. is a leading consultant in the Healthcare industry as well as a reinsurance intermediary firm in the Life, Health and Accident markets.

With the signing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) on March 23, 2010, the Healthcare industry is undergoing many significant changes that will affect each and every person and business in the United States.

The amount of information available regarding the PPACA is substantial, but pales to the amount of information that is yet to come. We will attempt to keep this website updated with links to the most up to date and relevant information and articles. If you see an interesting article that is not included here, please email the link to rcharette@dwvd.com for our review. We will avoid articles that are predominantly political in nature.

Relevant articles regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act:

General

• PPACA: Agencies Release Core Regulations
• Health Reform Implementation Timeline
• HHS Forms Top Health Reform Offices

Insurance Providers/Reinsurers

• American National To Discontinue the Sale of Individual Medical Expense Health Insurance.
• Some Health Insurers Shifting Costs Ahead of New Loss Ratio Mandate
• Removing Lifetime Benefit Maximums in Health Plans Would Boost Coverage Costs and Risks
• Agencies Seek PPACA Implementation Comments
• NAIC Panel Prepares To Respond To PPACA Notice

Insureds/Employees/Employers

• Looming fears mask unprecedented employer opportunities to mitigate costs, risks and reset total rewards
• IRS releases information on "Tax Credit for Employee Health Insurance Expenses of Small Employers"
• Health Reform Survey: Lack of Awareness Puts Consumers Who Are Waiting for Reform at Risk
• Pending Program to Pump $5 Billion Into Employer Health Plans for Retirees
• Closing the Doughnut Hole: What the Reform Bill's Part D Provisions Mean to You
• Key Health Care Reform Issues For Employers

States

• Michigan
• Wisconsin
• Oregon