by Eriksen Insurance | May 10, 2012 | Group Health Insurance
BenefitsPro reports: “Health Savings Accounts What are they? HSAs are tax-advantaged medical savings accounts available to taxpayers who are enrolled in an HSA-qualified high-deductible health plan. The funds contributed to the account are not subject to federal...
by Eriksen Insurance | May 10, 2012 | Group Health Insurance
BenefitsPro reports: “Enrollment season this year will bring an added compliance requirement for employers, which is intended to help plan enrollees know exactly what they’re getting out of their policy. Beginning on Sept. 23, 180 million Americans with private...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 22, 2011 | Group Health Insurance, Health Insurance Cost, Health Laws, Insurance Reform
CNN reports: “A federal appeals court in Atlanta was openly skeptical Wednesday that the sweeping health care reform law championed by President Barack Obama would survive constitutional scrutiny. A three-judge panel heard arguments in a massive lawsuit brought...
by Eriksen Insurance | May 13, 2011 | Group Health Insurance, Health Insurance Cost, Health Laws
SHRM reports: “The unhealthy behaviors of the U.S. workforce cost employers an average of $670 per employee annually, according to the March 2011 Thomson Reuters Workforce Wellness Index. The index gauges six behavioral risk factors to track the collective...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 9, 2011 | Group Health Insurance
The Hill reports: “The number of adults who received health insurance through their employer dipped last month to the lowest rate in three years, according to a new Gallup poll. A new low of 44.8 percent of adults said they got their health insurance through an...
by Eriksen Insurance | Nov 28, 2010 | Group Health Insurance
Legislative Update Reminder! Action Required to Maintain Grandfathered Status Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) requires that employer groups intending for one or more benefits plans to maintain grandfathered health plan status provide employer...
