Can Health Savings Accounts Be a Bulwark Against Long-Term Care Costs?
Morningstar reports: “Many retirement accumulators take pains to dot the i’s and cross the t’s of their retirement plans. They noodle over their portfolios’ asset allocations, carefully calibrate when...
View ArticleExpert: Short-term health care plans give consumers choice
Wake Forest University reports: “With early-voting underway, recent polls show healthcare has become a top issue in the November midterm elections. One politically charged issue on the table is the...
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Wheaton, Illinois: Health Insurance
Image via Wikipedia We specialize in helping Wheaton individuals, families, and businesses sign up and manage their Health Insurance. With the many changes to health insurance, you may be wondering...
View ArticleHealth Care Exchange Rules to Be Set
New York Times reports: “WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is about to carry out a major provision of the new health care law by issuing standards for health insurance exchanges, the markets where...
View ArticleNews from the Blues
May 16, 2012 BCBSIL Introduces 2012 Prescription Drug Program Changes (2-150 and 151+ BluePrintSM) Beginning July 1, 2012 [Group Markets] As reported on April 4, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois...
View ArticleGovernment on track with federal health exchanges: official
Reuters reports: “The Obama administration on Friday said it is on track to set up federal health insurance exchanges by 2014 in U.S. states that fail to establish their own regulated insurance markets...
View ArticleHealth Care Reform – Implementation Timeline For Employers
JD Supra reports: “Here’s a brief timeline highlighting important health care reform dates for employers…I expect some dates will change as 2014 draws nearer, and I will update the timeline...
View ArticleHealth Benefit Costs Listed On Tax Forms
Insurance News Net reports: “Few people know the total cost of their health benefits or realize that family coverage can account for a fourth or more of their total compensation. For the first time,...
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Quick Facts about Health Care Reform and Premiums
AHIP Coverage reports: “Given recent attention on the impact of health care reform on health care costs and premiums, we wanted to share the following facts: The impact the ACA will have on premiums...
View Article10 years on, tort reform sees suits, payouts drop
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...
View ArticleWhen It’s Time to Get Off Your Parents’ Health Plan
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...
View ArticleHHS: Health Care Premiums Likely To Go Up In 2015
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...
View ArticleEmployer Shared Responsibility Payments and Reporting Requirements Under the...
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...
View ArticleHigh deductible plans have more people delaying treatment
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...
View ArticleHealthcare.gov CEO says insurance marketplace’s complexity argues for agents
The Advocate Reports: “The Affordable Care Act is confusing and complicated, which means that health insurance agents and brokers are needed to help consumers pick the best plans for them, Kevin...
View ArticleFeds tighten when people can enroll in Obamacare plans
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...
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Coming soon to your mailbox: An Obamacare tax form
According to The CT Mirror: “Even if you don’t get your health insurance through Obamacare, you’re likely to get something related to the health law in the mail in the coming weeks: A new tax form. The...
View ArticleIRS Grants Extension for 6055 and 6056 Reporting
According to United Healthcare, Broker Connection Special Edition: “On Dec. 28, 2015, the IRS announced that it is granting an automatic extension for the 2015 information returns required of insurers,...
View ArticleIn nod to Sanders, Clinton offers new health care proposals
Crains Chicago Business reports: “In another nod to primary rival Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton is proposing to increase federal money for community health centers and outlining steps to expand...
View ArticleSee who’s owed the most by deadbeat Illinois
Crain’s Chicago Business reports: “More than 60 businesses and other groups are owed at least $10 million apiece by the state, while 13 of them are due $100 million or more. Those owed the most are in...
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