Trader Joe’s will be a health care reform test case

by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 2, 2013 | Health Reform

Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal reports, “Trader Joe’s made a very big announcement last week, one that had nothing to do with Two-Buck Chuck. The grocery chain, in a memo obtained by the Huffington Post, told part-time employees it would end health insurance...

Nearly Half Of U.S. Births Are Covered By Medicaid, Study Finds

by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 17, 2013 | Insurance Reform

Kaiser Health News reports: “About half the births in the United States are paid for by Medicaid — a figure higher than previous estimates – and the numbers could increase as the state-federal health insurance program expands under the Affordable Care Act,...

Affordable Care Act Tax Provisions

by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 3, 2013 | Insurance Reform

The IRS reports: “The Affordable Care Act was enacted on March 23, 2010. It contains some tax provisions that are in effect and more that will be implemented during the next several years. The following is a list of provisions for which the IRS has issued...

Ten’s a crowd in the doctor’s office

by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 3, 2013 | Insurance Reform

Benefits Pro reports: “This week, in Time magazine, I read about a possible solution. And it frightens me. Group appointments. Yes, doctor-patient-patient-patient-patient-patient relationships. It appears more people are seeing their doctor with another nine or...

Estimate: Nearly 1M workers to quit when exchanges open

by Eriksen Insurance | Aug 22, 2013 | Insurance Reform

Benefits Pro reports: “Some Obamacare opponents have labeled the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as a job-killer. New research indicates there may be a grain of truth to that — although the jobs won’t be “lost” the way the naysayers are predicting....