by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 5, 2013 | Insurance Reform
By now it is not news that starting 2014 every American is expected to have Health Insurance or pay a penalty, called the individual shared responsibility penalty. Lets go through the What? Who? Where? When? How? And Why? What is the penalty? The penalty...
by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 1, 2013 | Insurance Reform
HHS.gov reports: “Affordable health coverage to be available to Illinoisans in 2014 During a visit with Illinois Governor Pat Quinn to the Erie Health Center in Chicago today, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that Illinois...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 29, 2013 | Heath Care Costs
Insurance Journal reports: “If you like your 401(k) retirement savings account, you’re going to love what healthcare reform does to your employer-provided health care plan. In a post-Obamacare future, expect more employers to adopt defined contribution...
by Eriksen Insurance | Dec 21, 2012 | Insurance Reform
Business Insider reports: “Health care reform in the coming year will go on a kind of shakedown cruise to test the seaworthiness of America’s evolving health care system as it becomes more cost-conscious and quality-focused under the Affordable Care Act....
by Eriksen Insurance | Dec 13, 2012 | Insurance Reform
There goes the affordable part of health reform. The insurance industry is warning that a new tax in in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will cost consumers thousands of dollars because of rising premiums. According to a study conducted by Oliver Wyman...
