by Eriksen Insurance | Aug 18, 2017 | Obamacare
Forbes reports: “Next time you run into someone who minimizes the problems with Obamacare, I want you to introduce them to Fay. She’s a reasonably healthy 60 year old grandmother living in Fayette County, Illinois and earns about 450% of the federal...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 14, 2016 | Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Newswire reports: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas (BCBS), which insures approximately 603,000 individual Texas policyholders, announced a proposal to raise premiums on three popular Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) plans by almost 60 percent. The rate hike...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 26, 2016 | Individual Health Insurance, Open Enrollment
According to United Healthcare, Broker Connection Special Edition: “On Dec. 28, 2015, the IRS announced that it is granting an automatic extension for the 2015 information returns required of insurers, employers and certain other providers of Minimum Essential...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 26, 2016 | Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance News, Heath Care Costs
According to The CT Mirror: “Even if you don’t get your health insurance through Obamacare, you’re likely to get something related to the health law in the mail in the coming weeks: A new tax form. Known as Form 1095, it’s part of the way the federal government...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 26, 2016 | Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance News, Individual Health Insurance
According to Bloomberg Business: “Humana Inc. is the latest insurer to run into trouble in Obamacare’s individual health-insurance markets. The health insurer said that it probably won’t collect enough money to cover costs for some customers who bought...