Health care reform law’s tax hikes are coming: Who pays?

by Eriksen Insurance | Aug 16, 2012 | Insurance Reform

Leader Telegram reports: “Who gets thumped by higher taxes in President Barack Obama’s health care law? The wealthiest 2 percent of Americans will take the biggest hit, starting next year. And the pain will be shared by some who aren’t so well off —...

Federal Government Building Health Care Markets Despite GOP Governors’ Opposition

by Eriksen Insurance | Aug 16, 2012 | Insurance Reform

Huf Post reports: “Republican governors who’ve balked at creating new private insurance markets under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul may end up getting stuck with the very thing they’re trying to avoid. Unless Mitt Romney wins in...

Supreme Impact: The Decision and What it means for Employers, the Exchange and Health Reform Moving Forward

by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 16, 2012 | Insurance Reform

Illinois Chamber of Commerce reports: “The Supreme Court decision handed down on June 28 (click here for a summary of the key decision points) provided both clarity and confusion in a legal parsing that filled nearly 200 pages; a little less than a quarter of...

2012 HSA and FSA cheat sheet

by Eriksen Insurance | May 3, 2012 | Health Laws

Health Savings Accounts What are they? HSAs are tax-advantaged medical savings accounts available to taxpayers who are enrolled in an HSA-qualified high-deductible health plan. The funds contributed to the account are not subject to federal income tax at the time of...

Health executives say reform will go on

by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 25, 2012 | Insurance Reform

The Morning Call reports: “As the U.S. Supreme Court works behind closed doors to determine the fate of the Obama administration’s signature health care reform law, area health care business leaders say at least parts of the law will survive no matter what...