IRS Told to Beef Up Obamacare Scrutiny

by Eriksen Insurance | Nov 3, 2014 | Health Care .gov, Insurance Reform

Gov Info Security reports: “A watchdog agency says the Internal Revenue Service needs to put into place additional procedures to ensure that Obamacare health insurance exchanges properly safeguard consumer tax information. Under the Affordable Care Act –...

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois Offers Assistance to Consumers for Upcoming Open Enrollment

by Eriksen Insurance | Nov 3, 2014 | Insurance Reform

  Insurance News Net reports: “With as many as 1.8 million uninsured in Illinois, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) is mobilizing its resources across the state to help people better understand insurance coverage options and the financial...

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...

Probe exposes flaws behind HealthCare.gov rollout

by Eriksen Insurance | Aug 6, 2014 | Insurance Reform

Yahoo News reports: “Management failures by the Obama administration set the stage for computer woes that paralyzed the president’s new health care program last fall, nonpartisan investigators said in a report released Wednesday. While the administration...

Most Will Be Able to Automatically Renew Coverage Under Health Law

by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 15, 2014 | Family Health Insurance, Health Insurance Cost

The New York Times reports: “The Obama administration announced Thursday that most people would be able to renew subsidized health insurance coverage without filing an application and without going back to HealthCare.gov, the website that frustrated millions of...