by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 18, 2014 | Insurance Reform, Young Adults
Yahoo Finance reports: “One provision of the Affordable Care Act that has garnered pretty universal praise is the policy change allowing young adults to remain on their parents’ health insurance plans through age 26. Previously, young adults were knocked off the...
by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 17, 2014 | Insurance Reform
Benefits Pro reports: “Robert Pear, a New York Timesreporter, made waves this week by calling the Internal Revenue Service about what happened to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act nondiscrimination provisions. The IRS told him it will wait at least...
by Eriksen Insurance | Nov 20, 2013 | Insurance Reform
The Washington Post reports: “The White House is increasing its reliance on insurers by accepting their technical help in efforts to repair the problem-ridden online health insurance marketplace and prioritizing consumers’ ability to buy plans directly from the...
by Eriksen Insurance | Nov 1, 2013 | FSA, Insurance Reform, Uncategorized
This afternoon, the IRS and U.S. Department of Treasury have issued a FSA Notice modifying the healthcare flexible spending account (FSA)’s “Use-it or Lose-it” rule. Effective immediately, employers that offer FSA programs that do not include a grace...
by Eriksen Insurance | Nov 1, 2013 | FSA, Insurance Reform
Yahoo News reports: “Americans who use flexible spending accounts (FSAs) for healthcare costs may now be able to carry up to $500 of expiring money into the next year, the U.S. Treasury said on Thursday. For nearly 30 years, about 14 million families with FSAs...
by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 25, 2013 | Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Insurance Reform
Chicago Health Care Daily reports: “On the defensive, the Obama administration acknowledged Wednesday its problem-plagued health insurance website didn’t get enough testing before going live. It said technicians were deep into the job of fixing major...
