Implementing Health Reform: Waiting Periods And Enforcement Of Market Reforms

by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 2, 2013 | Insurance Reform

Health Affairs Blog reports: “On March 18, 2013, Gary Cohen, the Director of the Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, stated on a national stakeholder call that most of the final rules needed to implement the Affordable Care Act 2014 insurance...

Health Care Reform Will Be A “Mess,” Experts Predict

by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 2, 2013 | Insurance Reform

Insurance News Net reports: “When health care reforms begin this year and new insurance starts next year, it will not be pretty, health experts said. “This is going to be a mess,” said Jonathan Gruber, a health economist at theMassachusetts Institute...

This Week’s Health Care Reform Headlines

by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 26, 2013 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform

Daily Finance reports: “It’s a topsy-turvy time for health care reform. Fights break out at the federal and state level about Affordable Care Act provisions. Details of plans come into focus. And investors sit back to see who’s going to benefit where...

Health insurance reform closer to reality in Illinois

by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 7, 2013 | Exchange

Illinois Times reports: “The Illinois Senate could vote next week on implementing a crucial piece of the federal health insurance reforms passed in 2010, but two competing bills could lead the state in opposite directions. The federal Patient Protection and...

Health Care Reform – Adjusted Gross Income VS Modified AGI

by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 4, 2013 | Requirements

Zane Benefits reports: “Modified Adjusted Gross Income is a measure used by the IRS to determine if a taxpayer is eligible to use certain deductions, credits, or retirement plans. Beginning in 2014, individuals who purchase health insurance coverage through one...