by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 11, 2016 | Affordable Care Act, Family Health Insurance
The New York Times Reports: “Despite a 29 percent increase in the number of people enrolled in Obamacare, plenty of healthy holdouts remain, and their resistance helps explain why insurers are worried about the financial viability of the exchanges over time. The...
by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 20, 2015 | Exchange, Insurance Reform
Crain’s Chicago Business reports: “Kraft Heinz Co., which counts Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. as its largest shareholder, is pushing some of its retirees to health exchanges as the company cuts expenses. The foodmaker is eliminating some...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 25, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, Family Health Insurance
Benefits Pro reports: “A family of four with employer-sponsored health coverage is shelling out substantially more since the advent of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The cost of family coverage also is rising so fast that even this standard...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 13, 2015 | Health Insurance Cost
Forbes reports: “Question: I am shopping the federal Marketplace for a new health insurance plan. Though I understand the basics of health insurance, deductibles have me confused. I am the sole breadwinner, living in Houston with a wife and two young children....
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,...