Maximum HSA Contribution to Rise Slightly in 2012

by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 22, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform

Business Insurnace.com reports: “The maximum contributions that can be made to health savings accounts in 2012 will rise slightly, the Internal Revenue Service said on May 16. Under IRS Revenue Procedure 2011-32, the maximum contribution that can be made to an...

Vt. Senate gives final nod to universal health care bill in 21-9 vote

by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 30, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform

VT Digger reports: “In a historic vote on Tuesday, the Vermont Legislature created the enabling legislation for a first-in-the-nation universal health care system. The state Senate approved the visionary plan for a single-payer system in a 21-9 vote after four...

Bill Seeks to End FSA ‘Use It or Lose It’ Rule

by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 21, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform

Society for Human Resource Management reports: “The proposed Medical Flexible Spending Account Improvement Act (H.R. 1004), a bill that would allow employees to withdraw and pay taxes on any remaining funds in their medical flexible spending accounts (FSAs)...

Health Savings Accounts Offer Consumers a Way to Save Tax Free for Medical Care

by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 28, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform

Business Wire reports: “As you sit down to do your taxes this year, take a look at line 25 on Form 1040. It reads “Health savings account deduction,” which can mean more affordable health care coverage for your family with tax advantages to boot.  You can count...

GOP Examines Ways to Block Health Care Reform

by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 3, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform

Miller-McCune reports: How might Republicans try to block the U.S. health reform law from going into effect? Let us count the ways. Repeal, replace, defund, deregulate. And, lest we forget, litigate. If all that fails, they can always shut down the government — if not...