by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 26, 2016 | Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance News, Open Enrollment
According to USA Today: “Bowing to pressure from insurers, federal officials on Tuesday tightened the conditions under which people can sign up for plans on the HealthCare.govexchange outside open enrollment. The move by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...
by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 16, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, Family Health Insurance
NPR reports: “Sure, there’s a deductible with your health insurance. But then what’s the hospital deductible? Your insurer may have multiple deductibles, and it pays to know which apply when. These questions and answers tackle deductibles, whether an...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 12, 2015 | Family Health Insurance, Insurance Reform
Yahoo Finance reports: “As the cost of health care rises, more and more Americans in nearly every economic class are choosing to delay medical treatment because they can’t afford it. A new Gallup poll released Friday found that about one in three Americans say...
by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 3, 2014 | Health Insurance Cost
The National Law Review reports: “There are two types of employer shared responsibility payments, also known as pay or play penalties, under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The first penalty under Internal Revenue Code (Code) Section 4980H(a) is the penalty for...
by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 4, 2014 | Insurance Reform
Insurance News Net reports: “Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says health insurance premiums are likely to increase in 2015. Sebelius’s comments came Wednesday during a hearing of the House Committee on Ways and Means about the White...
