Why You Still Absolutely Need Health Insurance Despite the Death of the Penalty

by Eriksen Insurance | May 20, 2019 | Health Insurance News

Yahoo Finance reports: “Starting in 2019, you’ll no longer owe a fine to the IRS if you don’t have qualifying health insurance coverage. While the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, imposed a tax penalty for those who opted out of coverage, the...

‘Sham’ Sharing Ministries Test Faith Of Patients And Insurance Regulators

by Eriksen Insurance | May 20, 2019 | Family Health Insurance, Health Insurance News

KHN reports: “Sheri Lewis, 59, of Seattle, needed a hip transplant. Bradley Fuller, 63, of nearby Kirkland, needed chemotherapy and radiation when the pain in his jaw turned out to be throat cancer. And Kim Bruzas, 55, of Waitsburg, hundreds of miles away,...

Scrap ‘Obamacare’? Maybe not all, Trump administration says

by Eriksen Insurance | May 20, 2019 | Affordable Care Act

AP reports: “Scrap “Obamacare”? Well, maybe not all of it. The Trump administration is arguing in court that the entire Affordable Care Act should be struck down as unconstitutional. But at the same time, Justice Department lawyers recently suggested that...

Most Americans want lower health care costs, not ‘Medicare for All’ or Obamacare repeal

by Eriksen Insurance | May 20, 2019 | Health Insurance News

CNN Politics reports: “Washington may be obsessed with enacting “Medicare for All” or repealing Obamacare, but Americans have other priorities. They want Congress to prioritize reducing health care costs and protecting those with pre-existing...

Here’s who will lose their insurance if Obamacare is overturned

by Eriksen Insurance | May 20, 2019 | Affordable Care Act

CNBC reports: “The Affordable Care Act once again faces legal hurdles after President Donald Trump and his administration supported a lawsuit questioning the health-care law’s constitutionality. If the lawsuit succeeds and the courts decide to repeal the...