ACA Affordability, Penalty & Subsidy Quick Guide

by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 4, 2013 | Exchange, Insurance Reform

Benefits Buzz Blog reports: “The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have jointly issued rules that define affordable coverage. Employers and employeesstill have several questions about how this affects...

Thirty years of health care “reform” – and it still doesn’t work

by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 2, 2013 | Insurance Reform

Retail’s Big Blog reports: “The first time I ever wrote about health care reform was around 1980, when health maintenance organizations were becoming popular and I was a young newspaper reporter with a vested interest – I was making the move from my...

Senate Votes To Repeal Medical Device Tax

by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 2, 2013 | Insurance Reform

Insurance News Net reports: “It isn’t every day that more than half the Democrats in the Senate vote to repeal part of President Barack Obama’s health care law. But that’s what happened Thursday night when the Senate voted 79-20 to repeal a 2.3...

Quick Guide to ACA Affordability, Penalty & Subsidy Calculations

by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 2, 2013 | Uncategorized

Flex reports: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have jointly issued rules that define affordable coverage. Employers and employees still have several questions about how this affects penalty calculations and...

Implementing Health Reform: Waiting Periods And Enforcement Of Market Reforms

by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 2, 2013 | Insurance Reform

Health Affairs Blog reports: “On March 18, 2013, Gary Cohen, the Director of the Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, stated on a national stakeholder call that most of the final rules needed to implement the Affordable Care Act 2014 insurance...