by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 27, 2015 | Insurance Reform
Investor’s Business Daily reports: “This year, as many as 6 million taxpayers will learn that they now owe a “Shared Responsibility Payment” because they didn’t have health insurance last year. The SRP is a clumsy euphemism for the...
by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 27, 2015 | Insurance Reform
ILLINOIS: The legislature is set to begin debating several measures that would mandate coverage of certain benefits or access to certain providers. H.B. 120 and H.B. 122 would require coverage of intravenous feedings and prescription nutritional supplements. S.B. 97...
by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 27, 2015 | Exchange, Insurance Reform
Modern Healthcare Reports: “The CMS Friday issued final market rules for 2016 (PDF) for the state and federal insurance exchanges. The regulations include stronger requirements for insurers to provide accessible, reliable information about provider networks and...
by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 10, 2015 | Health Reform, Insurance Reform
Kaiser Health News reports: “Elizabeth and Britt Harmon struggled for years to have a child, and were thrilled when their son Orin was born in February 2013. But they were unprepared for the medical problems that then upended the Brooksville, Maine couple’s...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 13, 2015 | Health Insurance News, Insurance Reform, Requirements
Small Business Trends reports: “This year as you complete your federal income tax return, you’ll need to provide extra information, due to Obamacare. The Affordable Care Act will require one of three things for the 2014 tax year: If you had health coverage for...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 13, 2015 | Insurance Reform
Politico Magazine reports: “Why the hell did Jonathan Gruber say that? And that? And that? And (sigh) the other thing? Those are the questions on the minds of virtually everyone in the health care world—especially the people who worked the hardest on Obamacare....