by Eriksen Insurance | Nov 3, 2014 | Insurance Reform
JD Supra reports: “Starting in 2016, Section 6055 of the Internal Revenue Code, which was added by the Health Care Reform Act, requires all entities providing “minimum essential coverage” (MEC) to submit information to the IRS concerning each covered individual,...
by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 3, 2014 | Group Health Insurance, Insurance Reform
Flexible Benefit reports: “The IRS and other agencies have issued three different sets of guidance making it clear that employers cannot give actively employed workers pre-tax dollars through a Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) ,or any other type of...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 26, 2014 | Insurance Reform
Newsmax reports: “Employers who give money to their workers to help pay for insurance through Obamacare exchanges may be in for sticker shock when the taxman comes calling: the IRS considers such arrangements employer payment plans that don’t satisfy...
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...
by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
Insurance News Net reports: “Low-income workers on union health plans are not eligible for the same federal subsidies available to those who buy insurance in the new state health care marketplaces, the White House said Friday. The decision is a disappointment...