Employer Paid Individual Health Insurance Policies Create the Potential for Significant Penalties, but Limited Relief is Available

by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 25, 2015 | Health Insurance Cost, Insurance Reform

National Law Review reports: “Despite guidance from the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), the Department of Labor (“DOL”) and the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) indicating the prohibition of the practice under the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”),...

How much will Apple bite into consumer health?

by Eriksen Insurance | Nov 3, 2014 | Insurance Reform

Benefits Pro reports: “Apple’s recent moves in the health and wellness technology segment are not yet on the level of game-changers such as the iPod and the iPhone. But the coming release of the Apple Watch and the company’s HealthKit app has people talking —...

Still need to send documents to the Marketplace? If you get a letter this week, time is running out.

by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 3, 2014 | Exchange

Healthcare.gov reports: “We’ve been reaching out to some of you by mail, email, and phone if some information you gave us on your Health Insurance Marketplace application doesn’t match the data we have on file. It’s important that you submit the documents we...

Feds release draft tax forms for employer compliance with ACA

by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 30, 2014 | Insurance Reform

Benefits News reports: “The Internal Revenue Service on Thursday released drafts of the forms employers will use to report on health coverage they offer to their employees, unveiling a glimpse of the administrative onus in store for benefit advisers and their...

The Obama Admin Just Exempted US Territories From Obamacare

by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 30, 2014 | Health Reform

The Daily Caller reports: “The Obama administration issued yet another waiver to get out of Obamacare — for all the U.S. territories. The exemption, posted Thursday on a Department of Health and Human Services  website, frees U.S. territories from a host of...