by Eriksen Insurance | May 13, 2013 | Insurance Reform
Fox Business News reports: “Thanks to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) things may be looking up for 50 to 64 year-olds who have lost their jobs or want to retire early. Boomers that fall into this age category are often caught in a financial bind and career limbo...
by Eriksen Insurance | May 13, 2013 | Insurance Reform
Politico reports: “If President Barack Obama wants to make good on a promise to become one of Obamacare’s first customers, he’ll have to take a route most Americans are unlikely to choose. He’ll have to enroll in a health plan that lacks a taxpayer subsidy, even...
by Eriksen Insurance | May 13, 2013 | Requirements
Employee Benefit Adviser reports: “Under the Affordable Care Act, once we decide who we have to offer coverage to, then we have to decide when they get the coverage. Generally the new rule is that a waiting period for coverage cannot exceed 90 days. More...
by Eriksen Insurance | May 13, 2013 | Insurance Reform
Market Watch reports: “Baby boomers with individual health plans stand to benefit big-time when public insurance exchanges launch on January 1. The centerpiece of the Affordable Care Act, these state-level marketplaces will improve boomers’ access to health...
by Eriksen Insurance | May 13, 2013 | Voluntary Benefits
Insurance News Net reports: “Steady as she goes. That was the case Wednesday with Aflac Inc. reporting first-quarter net income, or profit, of $892 million, an increase of nearly 14 percent from $785 million in the same period a year ago. That translated to...