by Eriksen Insurance | May 8, 2018 | Affordable Care Act, Insurance Reform
NPR reports: “There already have been more than a dozen reasons U.S. consumers can use to avoid paying the penalty for not having health insurance. Now the federal government has added four more. These “hardship exemptions” let people off the hook if...
by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 30, 2017 | Insurance Reform
The Chicago Tribune reports: “As open enrollment for health insurance begins Wednesday, Nov. 1, and several changes have occurred or been proposed, I decided to check in with two industry experts for their advice on what you need to know. Kathy Lipscomb, health...
by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 28, 2016 | Affordable Care Act, Exchange, Health Insurance News, Insurance Reform
According to News Max Finance: ” Well, the hammer has fallen: The largest health insurer in the U.S. has started pulling out of select Obamacare exchanges. Five months ago UnitedHealth, which had been singing sunny songs to investors about its bright future on...
by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 21, 2016 | Insurance Reform
The New York Times reports: “The Internal Revenue Service is warning consumers about tax scams involving the Affordable Care Act and penalties imposed under the law on people who go without health insurance. In some cases, the agency said, unscrupulous tax...
by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 20, 2015 | Exchange, Insurance Reform
Crain’s Chicago Business reports: “Kraft Heinz Co., which counts Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. as its largest shareholder, is pushing some of its retirees to health exchanges as the company cuts expenses. The foodmaker is eliminating some...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 13, 2015 | Health Care .gov, Health Insurance News, Insurance Reform
Benefits Pro reports: ” About 1.5 million people dropped off health insurance coverage rolls this year after failing to pay for policies they picked on the Obamacare marketplaces. That left 10.2 million covered by Affordable Care Act policies as of March 31, up...
