by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 12, 2013 | Health Reform
Smart Business reports: “The Affordable Care Act (ACA) contains a total of 91 provisions, bringing change to the insurance market and impacting the type of coverage employers offer their employees. “Many of the upcoming ACA provisions depend on the size of your...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 10, 2013 | Health Reform
Benefits Pro reports: “Pity the poor HR managers. That’s the first thought that sprang to mind after I heard the news about the delayed PPACA employer mandate. I mean, sure, a lot of businesses were relieved to get the extra time. But in the HR world, it’s...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 17, 2013 | Health Reform
Health Affairs reports: “On May 31, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services released a final rule amending its earlier regulations governing the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP). The implementing agencies published a spate of proposed...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 17, 2013 | Health Reform
CNN Money reports: “A new study suggests that American insurers may start prohibiting premium payments via debit or credit card, a move that will put Americans without bank accounts in a major bind. Health insurance companies are hectic places these days —...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 3, 2013 | Health Reform
New Republic reports: “Conservatives are talking about the implementation of Obamacare in the same thoughtful way they talked about its enactment—that is, as an impending apocalypse. It won’t be, as I’ve noted previously. Most Americans get insurance...
by Eriksen Insurance | May 20, 2013 | Health Reform
Benefits Pro reports: “Health care exchanges are getting all of the attention, but employers need to take a closer look at their benefits packages because the nondiscriminatory provision of PPACA has the potential to cost them a lot of money. So says Jay...