Why Can’t Employers Pay For Employees To Go To The Exchanges?

by Eriksen Insurance | Dec 17, 2014 | Health Insurance Cost, Heath Care Costs, Small Business

Health Insurance Exchange reports: “On November 6, the Department of Labor issued FAQ Part 22, which directly addresses some recent efforts by employers to reimburse employees for participation in the exchange through Code Section 105, or through some type of...

Count Down to Open Enrollment in the Health Insurance Marketplace

by Eriksen Insurance | Nov 4, 2014 | Insurance Reform, Open Enrollment

Insurance News Net reports: “The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Administration for Children & Families’ Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary and Interdepartmental Liaison for Early Childhood Development issued the following...

There Are 30 Ways to Avoid the Penalty for Not Buying Health Insurance

by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 17, 2014 | Health Reform

Yahoo Finance reports: “Tens of millions of Americans without health insurance risk being fined by the IRS as part of the Affordable Care Act, which imposes a tax penalty on those who didn’t purchase medical insurance. But tax experts say up to 20 million people...

U.S. Cannot Subsidize Health Plans in States With No Marketplace, a Judge Rules

by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 3, 2014 | Health Reform

The New York Times reports: “A federal district judge in Oklahoma dealt a blow to the Affordable Care Act on Tuesday, ruling that the federal government could not subsidize health insurance in three dozen states that refused to establish their own marketplaces....

IRS Issues New Instructions for Obamacare

by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 3, 2014 | Insurance Reform

Health Insurance Exchange reports: “The Internal Revenue Service has issued new draft instructions, notices and a publication to help taxpayers and tax practitioners deal with the Affordable Care Act. The draft instructions were released last week for Form 8962,...