by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 3, 2014 | Heath Care Costs
From Aetna health plans: ILLINOIS: Legislators introduced a bill last week that would require health plans providing prescription drug coverage to ensure that any required copayment or coinsurance for drugs on a specialty tier not exceed $100 per month for up to a...
by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 3, 2014 | Insurance Reform
Health Insurance Exchange reports: “The Internal Revenue Service has issued new draft instructions, notices and a publication to help taxpayers and tax practitioners deal with the Affordable Care Act. The draft instructions were released last week for Form 8962,...
by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 3, 2014 | Health Reform
Benefits Pro reports: “The implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has made most employers “rethink” their employee benefit offerings, including increasing employees’ share of cost even more via consumer-driven plans. According to...
by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 3, 2014 | Health Reform
Fox News reports: “The cost of the Obamacare subsidy that the U.S. Treasury will pay on behalf of people who earn under 400 percent of the federal poverty level and who buy a government-approved health-care plan on a government-run health-insurance exchange will...
by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 3, 2014 | Health Insurance Cost
The National Law Review reports: “There are two types of employer shared responsibility payments, also known as pay or play penalties, under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The first penalty under Internal Revenue Code (Code) Section 4980H(a) is the penalty for...
