​What you need to know about Obamacare tax forms

by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 11, 2016 | Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance News

CBS Rports: Tax filing is getting even more complicated. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires employers and health insurance companies to give the IRS information about your income and health insurance coverage. So, the IRS has created three new tax forms, and...

Illinois Medicaid enrollment jumps under Obamacare

by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 16, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, Medicaid

Crain’s Chicago Business reports: ” Illinois is among a dozen states where the number of new enrollees surpassed projections for the expansion of Medicaid under Obamacare. While the surge in signups lifts the number of insured people, it has also stoked...

Is Blue Cross’ parent company too big, or not big enough?

by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 13, 2015 | Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Health Insurance Cost

Crain’s Chicago Business reports: “In health insurance, as in so many businesses, it helps to be big. Larger insurers enjoy many advantages over smaller rivals. They have more clout in pricing negotiations with doctors and hospitals, greater economies of...

PPACA dropouts cut enrollment by 1.5 million

by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 13, 2015 | Health Care .gov, Health Insurance News, Insurance Reform

Benefits Pro reports: ” About 1.5 million people dropped off health insurance coverage rolls this year after failing to pay for policies they picked on the Obamacare marketplaces. That left 10.2 million covered by Affordable Care Act policies as of March 31, up...

The Employer Shared Responsibility Payment

by Eriksen Insurance | May 11, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, Health Care .gov

HealthCare.gov reports: “The Employer Shared Responsibility Payment applies to some businesses with 50 or more full-time employees who don’t offer insurance, or whose coverage doesn’t meet certain minimum standards. Regulations announced in 2014 have...