by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 18, 2013 | Health Laws
JD Supra reports: “By far the most important issue for employers to consider under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is the employer “free rider penalty,” often referred to as “pay or play.” Instead of forcing employers to provide group health insurance to...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 3, 2013 | Insurance Reform
Five new tax increases take effect today to help pay for the nation’s health care overhaul. The new measures are slated to raise $24.2 billion next year and more than $258 billion through 2019, according to the Joint Committee on Taxation. Here’s a look at...
by Eriksen Insurance | Nov 20, 2012 | Illinois Health Insurance
The Daily Caller reports: “Illinois Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin, the second-ranking Democrat in the Senate, told The Daily Caller that “several” areas of President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act could be “improved” and acknowledged that a “bad result” of the...
by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 25, 2012 | Heath Care Costs, Insurance Reform
The Oval reports: “The Congressional Budget Office estimated today that nearly 6 million people will have to pay a penalty for not obtaining health insurance once President Obama’s health care law is full in place. That’s a 2 million increase over a...
by Eriksen Insurance | Aug 1, 2012 | Insurance Reform
NPR reports: “Beginning today, most new and renewing health insurance plans must begin offering a broad array of women’s preventive health services, most notably coverage of birth control, at no upfront cost. But even as they take effect, the new rules...
