Category Archives: Insurance News
Obamacare 2017 Open Enrollment
The Open Enrollment Period for obtaining healthcare coverage through the ACA Health Insurance Marketplace is November 1, 2016 through January 31, 2017. However, to begin coverage January 1, 2017, you need to complete your enrollment by December 15, 2016. As … Continue reading
Medicare Open Enrollment
It’s that time again—October 15 – December 7—when you can make changes in your Medicare health plan (Parts A & B or C) and prescription drug plan (Part D) for 2017. If you’re happy with your current plan, you don’t … Continue reading
Employers Continue Their Cost-Shifting to Workers
With the news focused on Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance plans, it is often forgotten that nearly half (49%) of people under 65 receive their health insurance coverage from their employers or are covered by their spouse’s plan. Patients, … Continue reading
Obamacare 6 Years Later
With all the political tirades focused on Obamacare and ongoing Supreme Court filings designed to dismantle one or more provisions, the actual achievements of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) have been overshadowed. Enrollment of 20 Million Previously Uninsured As of … Continue reading
Flexible Spending Account: Use It or Lose It
Although employer health plans continue to increase deductibles, co-pays and premiums, many still offer flexible spending accounts (FSAs) to their workers. A FSA provides the opportuniity for empIoyees to deduct pre-tax dollars from their paychecks and deposit those funds in … Continue reading
ACA Enrollment Deadline Approaches
The new enrollment deadline for obtaining health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is now March 31, 2014. Enrollment goals and deadlines have been revised since the establishment of state health insurance exchanges. The original enrollment deadline of … Continue reading
New Obamacare Campaign Seeks to Enroll Young People
Although the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been the law of the land since 2010, 40% of Americans are unaware that the ACA is law, according to a recent Kaiser Family Foundation survey. Many of the provisions of the ACA … Continue reading
Know What Free Preventive Services Your Insurance Plan Covers
One of the early benefits of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was the inclusion of many preventive services available without co-payments or co-insurance. If you obtained a health insurance policy or enrolled in a new plan on or after September 23, … Continue reading
Part-Time Workers Seeing Hours Cut in Advance of 2014 ACA
Employers, both large and small, are very nervous about a major feature of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that kicks in January 1, 2014. Companies with 50 or more employees will be required to provide health insurance coverage for those … Continue reading