The Top Five Questions Employees Will Be Asking On October 1

by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 2, 2013 | Health Reform

JD Supra Law News reports: “Employers are required to provide a notice to employees regarding coverage options under the new Health Insurance Marketplaces created by the Affordable Care Act that are scheduled to be up and running on October 1. The notice must be...

Trader Joe’s will be a health care reform test case

by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 2, 2013 | Health Reform

Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal reports, “Trader Joe’s made a very big announcement last week, one that had nothing to do with Two-Buck Chuck. The grocery chain, in a memo obtained by the Huffington Post, told part-time employees it would end health insurance...

White House: No Subsidies For Union Health Plans

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...

Nearly Half Of U.S. Births Are Covered By Medicaid, Study Finds

by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 17, 2013 | Insurance Reform

Kaiser Health News reports: “About half the births in the United States are paid for by Medicaid — a figure higher than previous estimates – and the numbers could increase as the state-federal health insurance program expands under the Affordable Care Act,...

Health Plans Dropping Spouses; Are Children Next?

by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 3, 2013 | Health Laws

Insurance News Net reports: “A growing number of companies are looking to clamp down on rising health care costs by dumping coverage for their employees’ working spouses. Others are requiring their workers to pay extra money to cover a spouse who could...