by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 19, 2013 | Insurance Reform
Insurance News Net reports: The Federal Reserve yesterday released a report confirming that uncertainty and increased costs caused by the health care law are leading employers to lay off workers and slowing new job creation. The “Beige Book” – which...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 31, 2013 | Exchange
Insurance News Net reports: “The leader of the nation’s largest health insurer warned Thursday not to assume widespread participation from his company in part of health care overhaul’s coverage expansion that unfolds later this year. UnitedHealth...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 15, 2013 | Insurance Reform
ILLINOIS: The federal government granted the Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council (MCHC) $160 million in federal CO-OP funding less than two weeks before program funding was eliminated by Congress. The MCHC is an association of hospitals in the Chicago area. The...
by Eriksen Insurance | Dec 26, 2012 | Insurance Reform
The Associated Press reports: “Starting in 2014, President Barack Obama’shealth care law will expand coverage to some 30 million uninsured people. At the same time, insurers no longer will be allowed to turn away those in poor health, and virtually every...
by Eriksen Insurance | Dec 26, 2012 | Insurance Reform
2013 HCR Employer Requirements 1) Medicare Part A Tax This tax affecting high income tax payers was created to help fund the Medicare program. An additional 0.9% tax will be applied to wages, other compensation, and self-employment income when it exceeds the...
