High deductible plans have more people delaying treatment

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...

Employer Shared Responsibility Payments and Reporting Requirements Under the Affordable Care Act: Code Sections 6055 and 6056

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...

HHS: Health Care Premiums Likely To Go Up In 2015

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...

When It’s Time to Get Off Your Parents’ Health Plan

by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 18, 2014 | Insurance Reform, Young Adults

Yahoo Finance reports: “One provision of the Affordable Care Act that has garnered pretty universal praise is the policy change allowing young adults to remain on their parents’ health insurance plans through age 26. Previously, young adults were knocked off the...

10 years on, tort reform sees suits, payouts drop

by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 3, 2013 | Health Reform

Merced Sun-Star reports: “Ten years after the Texas Legislature capped damages in the state’s medical malpractice lawsuits, the number of suits and the amounts paid out have fallen sharply. The Austin American Statesman reported (http://bit.ly/15rYYMk )...