Health Savings Account
A Health Savings Accounts (HSA) have two components: a tax-advantaged savings account coupled with a lower-premium, high-deductible health insurance plan. HSA-qualified high-deductible health plans...
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Dundee, Illinois: Health Insurance
Image via Wikipedia We specialize in helping Dundee individuals, families, and businesses sign up and manage their Health Insurance. With the many changes to health insurance, you may be wondering...
View ArticleIRS Readies for Health Care Reform Changes
The Internal Revenue Service is gearing up to handle the complex tax provisions of the health care reform law and has made significant progress so far in planning for the law’s implementation,...
View ArticleChamber Asks High Court To Review Health Care Law
Insurance News Net reports: “WASHINGTON — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which has been a fierce opponent of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, is taking a more nuanced approach in urging...
View ArticleQuinn: Medicaid must be cut back
The Chicago Tribune reports: “Gov. Pat Quinn plans to call for major Medicaid cuts during his annual budget address Wednesday and issue a warning that immediate changes must be made or the state’s...
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ACA Provides Coverage For Nearly 50k Americans With Pre-Existing Conditions
Insurance News Net reports: Health Insurance Does Not Insure Health (Photo credit: SavaTheAggie) “Health reform law provides coverage for nearly 50,000 Americans with pre-existing conditions...
View ArticleKaiser Health Tracking Poll — April 2012
Kaiser Family Foundation reports: “The April poll gauged Americans’ opinions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in the wake of the Supreme Court oral arguments in the legal challenges to the health...
View ArticleThe Medicaid money trail?
Crains reports: “Doctors are shunning Medicaid patients because of low fees, a trend that is likely to become a crisis in less than two years, when the ranks of patients are expected to swell. Budget...
View ArticleHumana Inc. : Humana to Voluntarily Preserve Key Health Care Reform Protections
4-Traders reports: With a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act – also known as the federal health care reform law – expected later this month, Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) issued the...
View ArticleThis Election Is All About Health Care
Bloomberg reports: “According to the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, 55 percent of registered voters say the outcome of this election will make “a great deal of difference” in their lives....
View ArticleSmokers face stiff penalties under health care reform
Oregon Live reports: “WASHINGTON — Millions of smokers could be priced out of health insurance because of tobacco penalties in President Barack Obama’s health care law, according to experts who are...
View ArticleNew health care markets on the way
Yahoo News reports: “Buying your own health insurance will never be the same. This fall, new insurance markets called exchanges will open in each state, marking the long-awaited and much-debated debut...
View ArticleIRS issues final regulations on health care reform affordability
Business Insurance reports: “Employers will not be hit with a stiff financial penalty and employees will not be eligible for federal premium subsidies to buy coverage in public health insurance...
View ArticleSome Families To Be Priced Out Of Health Overhaul
Insurance News Net reports: “Some families could get priced out of health insurance due to what’s being called a glitch in President Barack Obama’s overhaul law. IRS regulations issued Wednesday...
View ArticleHow to Save Money by Hiring an Insurance Broker
The Krazy Coupon Lady reports: “Recently faced with purchasing new insurance as I moved out of state, a friend suggested an insurance broker in my new city. Insurance broker? I thought…”Why wouldn’t I...
View ArticleApplying For Obama Plan Not Easy
Insurance News Net reports: “Applying for benefits under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul could be as daunting as doing your taxes. The government’s draft application runs 15 pages for a...
View ArticleQuick Guide to ACA Affordability, Penalty & Subsidy Calculations
Flex reports: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have jointly issued rules that define affordable coverage. Employers and employees still have...
View ArticleHealth Care Reform – 2013 & 2014 Planning
Employers should review the fast-approaching 2013 and 2014 health care reform requirements. State Exchanges will be opening enrollment as soon as October 1, 2013 with benefits effective January 1,...
View ArticleMillions eligible for Obamacare subsidies, but most don’t know it
CNN Money reports: “Nearly 26 million Americans could be eligible for health insurance subsidies next year, but most don’t know it. That’s because relatively few people are familiar with provisions in...
View ArticleLooking For Summer Reading? Try Healthcare Reform Regulations
Forbs reports: “The federal government apparently was concerned that Americans would not find anything to read this summer, and kindly dropped hundreds of pages of regulations related to healthcare,...
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