Why Premiums Will Change for People Who Now Have Nongroup Insurance

by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 19, 2013 | Insurance Reform

Kaiser Family Foundation reports: “The federal government recently released draft regulations that address the benefits, market rules, and rating practices for nongroup coverage. Before reform, the nongroup market was widely acknowledged to be broken, with...

Humana CEO: Health care reform will push cost of insurance up next year

by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 5, 2013 | Insurance Reform, Requirements

Courier-Journal reports: “If you are young and healthy, get ready to pay more for health insurance when the Affordable Care Act goes into effect next year, Humana CEO Bruce Broussard said Thursday. In a speech before the Rotary Club of Louisville, Broussard...

Implementing Health Reform: Shared Responsibility Tax Exemptions And Family Coverage Affordability

by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 26, 2013 | Requirements

Health Affairs Blog reports: “On January 30, 2013, the Departments of Treasury and Health and Human Services issued what I believe may be the last major set of proposed rules necessary to implement that 2014 Affordable Care Act reforms.  The proposed rules...

Feds begin marketing push for exchanges

by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 25, 2013 | Exchange, Insurance Reform

Benefitspro reports: “The federal government wants to remind consumers of the health insurance mandate as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and they’re using a consumer-friendly website as a way to do it. The Department of Health and Human...

Premiums set to rise this year in run-up to ObamaCare tax on insurance industry

by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 25, 2013 | Heath Care Costs

Fox News reports: “While the most sweeping provisions of the health care overhaul have not yet gone into effect, plenty of Americans will still be paying higher insurance premiums this year — as insurance companies try to preemptively cover the cost of a...