Help Squad: Will Medicaid errors result in $4K tax penalty for couple?

by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 30, 2016 | Affordable Care Act, Health Care .gov

The Chicago Tribune reports: “Dear Help Squad, I hope you can help us get the documents we need so our health insurance is not canceled. For 2015, we signed up for medical insurance through the health care marketplace. The agent who assisted us determined our...

Feds Tightening Use Of Short-Term Health Insurance

by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 14, 2016 | Affordable Care Act

Insurance News net reports: The Obama administration wants to limit consumers’ use of short-term insurance plans, which a growing number of Americans have been buying in response to the Affordable Care Act’s requirements to have health coverage. This...

Coming soon to your mailbox: An Obamacare tax form

by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 26, 2016 | Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance News, Heath Care Costs

According to The CT Mirror: “Even if you don’t get your health insurance through Obamacare, you’re likely to get something related to the health law in the mail in the coming weeks: A new tax form. Known as Form 1095, it’s part of the way the federal government...

PPACA dropouts cut enrollment by 1.5 million

by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 13, 2015 | Health Care .gov, Health Insurance News, Insurance Reform

Benefits Pro reports: ” About 1.5 million people dropped off health insurance coverage rolls this year after failing to pay for policies they picked on the Obamacare marketplaces. That left 10.2 million covered by Affordable Care Act policies as of March 31, up...

PPACA HIT repeal bill gaining steam

by Eriksen Insurance | May 4, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, Health Reform

Benefits Pro reports: “A funding mechanism included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Actis gaining steam in the House of Representatives, leading to a round of huzzahs from the small business community. Because affordable care for all will only be...