by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 26, 2014 | Health Insurance Cost, Subsidy
The Chicago Tribune reports: “Individuals receiving monthly premium subsidies to pay for health coverage purchased on the new exchanges should keep their eye out for Uncle Sam. You could owe a big tax bill on your 2014 return next spring if your income rises...
by Eriksen Insurance | Nov 1, 2013 | Exchange, Health Reform
Forbes reports: “There’s been a lot of spin coming out of the White House regarding the botched launch of Obamacare’s health insurance exchanges. When it was clear that people were having problems with the healthcare.gov website on its launch day, October 1,...
by Eriksen Insurance | Nov 1, 2013 | FSA, Insurance Reform
Yahoo News reports: “Americans who use flexible spending accounts (FSAs) for healthcare costs may now be able to carry up to $500 of expiring money into the next year, the U.S. Treasury said on Thursday. For nearly 30 years, about 14 million families with FSAs...
by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 17, 2013 | Health Laws
Insurance News Net reports: “The Economic Policy Institute issued the following news release: In a new article in the September issue of Health Affairs, the leading journal of health policy, a team of researchers recommend expanded educational efforts to ensure...
by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 3, 2013 | Health Laws
Insurance News Net reports: “A growing number of companies are looking to clamp down on rising health care costs by dumping coverage for their employees’ working spouses. Others are requiring their workers to pay extra money to cover a spouse who could...
