Will employer-sponsored health insurance survive?

by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 3, 2014 | Group Health Insurance

Forbes reports: “Reports from consulting firms don’t normally make national news. Then again, most such reports don’t predict the downfall of the American health care system. Earlier this month, the consulting group McKinsey projected that tens of millions of...

New Guidance on Information Reporting Requirements Under the Affordable Care Act

by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 3, 2014 | Insurance Reform, Requirements

SBA.gov reports: “Under the provisions of the Affordable Care Act, those employers that are subject to the Employer Shared Responsibility provisions must report certain information regarding the health coverage they offer their full-time employees (known as...

Employer-paid Individual Health Plans

by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 3, 2014 | Group Health Insurance, Insurance Reform

Flexible Benefit reports: “The IRS and other agencies have issued three different sets of guidance making it clear that employers cannot give actively employed workers pre-tax dollars through a Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) ,or any other type of...

Still need to send documents to the Marketplace? If you get a letter this week, time is running out.

by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 3, 2014 | Exchange

Healthcare.gov reports: “We’ve been reaching out to some of you by mail, email, and phone if some information you gave us on your Health Insurance Marketplace application doesn’t match the data we have on file. It’s important that you submit the documents we...

Health Care For $4: Are You Ready For Walmart To Be Your Doctor?

by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 3, 2014 | Group Health Insurance, Health Reform

Forbes reports: “Goodbye, doctor’s office. Hello, Walmart? Based on Walmart’s latest moves, it’s not as unlikely as it sounds. After years of “Will they or won’t they?” discussion, Walmart is making its long-awaited move into delivering primary care: The...