IRS puts off PPACA discrimination testing

by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 17, 2014 | Insurance Reform

Benefits Pro reports: “Robert Pear, a New York Timesreporter, made waves this week by calling the Internal Revenue Service about what happened to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act nondiscrimination provisions. The IRS told him it will wait at least...

Many exchange health plans exclude Chicago’s top hospitals

by Eriksen Insurance | Dec 20, 2013 | Health Laws, Health Reform

Chicago Health Care reports: “Chicago’s best known hospitals don’t accept many of the health plans sold on the new insurance marketplace that’s part of the nation’s health care law, and consumer advocates are worried patients will get...

Obama administration delays another healthcare reform provision

by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 3, 2013 | Insurance Reform

HR . BLR . com reports: “The Obama administration has revealed the delay of another Affordable Care Act (ACA) provision. The administration has postponed a consumer protection provision that limits out-of-pocket costs until 2015. Under the provision, the limit...

Employer mandate in healthcare reform law delayed a year

by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 12, 2013 | Insurance Reform, Requirements

The Chicago Tribune reports: “The Obama administration delayed a key provision of the president’s healthcare reform law by a year, saying today it will not require employers to provide health insurance for their workers until 2015. The delay, which could...

Federal Government Building Health Care Markets Despite GOP Governors’ Opposition

by Eriksen Insurance | Aug 16, 2012 | Insurance Reform

Huf Post reports: “Republican governors who’ve balked at creating new private insurance markets under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul may end up getting stuck with the very thing they’re trying to avoid. Unless Mitt Romney wins in...