by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 20, 2012 | Insurance Reform
Jdsupra reports: “Now that the Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (collectively, the “Act”), employers must move forward with...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 29, 2012 | Illinois, Insurance Reform
Chicago Business News reports: June 28, 2012 (AP) — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn on Thursday hailed the U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding key provisions of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, and said he now will look to the state Legislature to pass a...
by Eriksen Insurance | May 31, 2012 | Health Laws
Benefits Pro reports: “The IRS has announced adjustments that affect health savings accounts in 2013. The HSA contribution limits and high deductible health plan out-of-pocket maximums are up slightly over 2012. For the first time in three years, the HDHP...
by Eriksen Insurance | May 10, 2012 | Group Health Insurance
BenefitsPro reports: “Health Savings Accounts What are they? HSAs are tax-advantaged medical savings accounts available to taxpayers who are enrolled in an HSA-qualified high-deductible health plan. The funds contributed to the account are not subject to federal...
by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 29, 2012 | Insurance Reform
CNN Politics reports: “Led by its Republican majority, the U.S. House voted Thursday to eliminate from the 2010 health care reform law a proposed advisory board that would recommend how to achieve needed, but as-yet-unreachable Medicare savings. The repeal...