by Eriksen Insurance | May 16, 2014 | Exchange, Insurance Reform
Insurance News Net reports: “Last-minute shoppers to the health insurance marketplace plans might do well to heed the advice of Butler County physician Mark Musmanno: Know what you’re signing up for. Since the Affordable Care Act health exchanges went...
by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 4, 2014 | Group Health Insurance, Insurance Reform
Benefitspro reports: “Only a quarter of employers are certain they will still be offering company-sponsored health insurance a decade from now. That’s down from 38 percent in 2010 and 73 percent in 2007, according to a survey by Towers Watson and the National...
by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 12, 2014 | Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Chicago Health Care Daily reports: “The parent company of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Illinois appears to be reaping the benefits of setting the premiums for its plans lower than other carriers on the federal health insurance exchange. Across the 36 states...
by Eriksen Insurance | Nov 1, 2013 | FSA, Insurance Reform, Uncategorized
This afternoon, the IRS and U.S. Department of Treasury have issued a FSA Notice modifying the healthcare flexible spending account (FSA)’s “Use-it or Lose-it” rule. Effective immediately, employers that offer FSA programs that do not include a grace...
by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 2, 2013 | Health Reform
Benefits Pro reports: “Many small businesses have found a way to temporarily sidestep some of the headaches brought on by the new health care law. One of them is Huber Capital Management. The asset management firm is renewing its health insurance policy early,...
