Health reform lawsuit appears headed for Supreme Court

by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 29, 2011 | Insurance Reform

Politico reports: “The Obama administration chose not to ask the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to re-hear a pivotal health reform case Monday, signaling that it’s going to ask the Supreme Court to decide whether President Barack Obama’s health reform law is...

Request for Average Annual Number of Employees

by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 29, 2011 | Blue Cross and Blue Shield

News from the Blues Blue Cross and Blue Shield reports: “We will be asking targeted employers – those with 25 to 125 subscribers – for assistance to meet an Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirement. Health insurance companies are now required to report their...

Survey: Health Insurance Premiums Jumped 8-9% in 2011, vs. 3-5% in 2010

by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 28, 2011 | Health Insurance Cost, Insurance Reform

Forbes reports: “There’s never a slow news day in health-care land. Today, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the American Hospital Association’s Health Research and Educational Trust released their annual Employer Health Benefits survey, which showed that...

Health care reform law penalties for employers not yet set

by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 27, 2011 | Insurance Reform

Business Insurance reports: “Employers will not face health care reform law penalties if they do not offer affordable coverage to employees’ dependents and they may not even have to extend coverage to dependents, depending on the outcome of regulatory...

Internal Revenue Service Helps Small Businesses With Health Care Tax Credits

by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 27, 2011 | Uncategorized

Insurance News Net reports: “As the filing extension tax deadlines approach, the Internal Revenue Service, in partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services, is encouraging small businesses to review the Health Care Tax Credit to see if they are...