by Eriksen Insurance | May 10, 2012 | Group Health Insurance
BenefitsPro reports: “Enrollment season this year will bring an added compliance requirement for employers, which is intended to help plan enrollees know exactly what they’re getting out of their policy. Beginning on Sept. 23, 180 million Americans with private...
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...
by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 30, 2012 | Insurance Reform
Kaiser Foundation reports: “The least expensive health plan that most Americans would be required to purchase in 2014 under the so-called ³individual mandate² would provide coverage largely for catastrophic medical expenses, finds a new Kaiser Family Foundation...
by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 25, 2012 | Insurance Reform
Aetna reports: “ILLINOIS: Legislators will return to session next week after a two-week break. Front and center through the end of May are Governor Quinn’s Medicaid and pension reform requests contained in his budget address. The governor is proposing...
by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 25, 2012 | Health Laws
Uninsured Quiz The issue of the uninsured has been at the forefront of health policy discussion for decades, and in recent years has received increased attention with the passage of the health reform law in 2010. How much do you know about the uninsured and the...