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U.S. Businesses Pay About $6,000 Extra For Workers Who Smoke

by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 20, 2013 | Uncategorized

Insurance News Net reports: “U.S. businesses pay $6,000 per year extra for each employee who smokes compared with someone who has never smoked cigarettes, researchers say. Lead author Micah Berman, an assistant professor of health services management and policy...

Implementing Health Reform: Small Business Health Insurance Marketplace

by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 17, 2013 | Health Reform

Health Affairs reports: “On May 31, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services released a final rule amending its earlier regulations governing the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP).  The implementing agencies published a spate of proposed...

How Employers Can Get Out of the Health Insurance Business

by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 17, 2013 | Insurance Reform

Zane Benefits reports: “With 2014 looming, businesses of all sizes are scrambling to understand the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and how it will affect their bottom line. How many employers will drop group health insurance coverage in 2014? How will larger...

Will ‘smart’ shoppers bring down PPACA?

by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 12, 2013 | Insurance Reform

BenefitsPro reports: “Even before benefits became my job, I knew they were a big deal. When my parents talked to me about job options as I dove into the workforce—and before that, too—much of the conversation revolved around the importance of benefits, notably...

Employers test mix of strategies to avoid PPACA

by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 12, 2013 | Insurance Reform

Benefits pro reports: “Employers that have pruned the hours of part-timers in response to Obamacare have generated plenty of headlines, mostly negative. But it’s not the only strategy they’re testing in hopes of sparing themselves the expense of buying health...
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