by Eriksen Insurance | May 1, 2013 | Insurance Reform
Employers should review the fast-approaching 2013 and 2014 health care reform requirements. State Exchanges will be opening enrollment as soon as October 1, 2013 with benefits effective January 1, 2014. Along with many questions from employees, employers face a...
by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 30, 2013 | Insurance Reform
Benefits Pro reports: “Employers offering high-priced benefit plans to their workers may soon find themselves on a bumpy ride, thanks to the “Cadillac” tax. According to the Medical Plan Trends Report, produced by benefit-management firm HighRoads and the...
by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 30, 2013 | Insurance Reform
Employee Benefit Adviser reports: “With a substantial portion of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act set to go into effect in 2014, employers are working to determine how the law will impact them, their business and their employees. Because the law...
by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 30, 2013 | Insurance Reform
Employee Benefit Adviser reports: “The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is taking a firm stand on the discussion about how the Navigators’ role varies from brokers and agents — they’re different. After testifying before a hearing Thursday of the U.S....
by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 30, 2013 | Insurance Reform
Kaiser Health News reports: “What if there were a way for even small employers to escape some Affordable Care Act rules blamed for driving up costs? Some see self-insurance for medical care, which is exempt from the law’s taxes, benefit rules and price...