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)...

What A Difference A Year Makes

by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 29, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform, Uncategorized

Kaiser Health News reports: “One year ago, the House of Representatives approved the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which had passed the Senate the previous Christmas Eve — at four in the morning, by one vote. Two days later, President Barack...

More Americans Losing Their Health Benefits

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

Consumer Affairs.com reports: Losing your job is bad enough. But in the U.S., where health benefits are usually obtained through an employer, losing your job means losing your health benefits. Not a viable option. In addition, purchasing individual coverage was not a...

Groups cheer U.S. House’s vote to repeal 1099 tax reporting rule

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

IFA Webnews.com reports: Insurance industry trade groups praised the U.S. House of Representatives for passing a bill to repeal the 1099 provision of the health care reform. H.R. 4, the bill to repeal the 1099 provision, passed 314-112, in a decision favored by the...

Obama Administration Seeks Fast Appeal of Health-Care Ruling

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

Bloomberg Businessweek reports: “March 9 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Justice Department is seeking an expedited appeal of a federal judge’s ruling striking down President Barack Obama’s health-care reform legislation. Lawyers for the federal government today...