by Tom Barrett | Jun 8, 2015 | Employer Issues, Health Policy, Healthcare Issues, Healthcare Reform, Medicare Medicaid, National News, Uncategorized
We’re keeping an eye on it; and, apparently so are many of the states. The healthcare reform law includes a waiver that, starting in 2017, would let states take federal dollars now invested in the implementation of the Affordable Care Act and redirect them and...
by Tom Barrett | May 7, 2015 | Employer Issues, General Health, Health Policy, Healthcare Issues, Uncategorized
The IRS released this week the inflation adjusted limits for health savings accounts (maximum contributions) and HSA-compatible health plans (minimum deductibles and maximum out-of-pocket costs). 2016 IRS Limits* Type of Limit Single Plan Family Plan Maximum HSA...
by Tom Barrett | Feb 27, 2015 | Employer Issues, General Health, General Insurance Issues, Health Policy, Healthcare Issues, Healthcare Reform, National News
Here’s Some Info To Help… If an employee (and others in their respective tax household) had health coverage for the entire year (employer sponsored, individual plan, Medicare, Medicaid, etc.,) they’ll only need to simply check the box on line 61 of Form...
by Tom Barrett | Nov 14, 2014 | Employer Issues, Health Policy, Healthcare Issues, Healthcare Reform, Humor
Moderate “average” rate increases for 2015 exchange plans over 2014 exchange plans have been widely reported in the press and elsewhere. Well here’s another “not so fast my friend!” Many folks who purchased ACA plans in 2014 on the...
by Tom Barrett | Oct 24, 2014 | Employer Issues, General Insurance Issues, Health Policy, Healthcare Issues, Healthcare Reform
In last week’s Did You Know Series on Obamacare we pointed out a major glitch or loophole in the healthcare law that actually may allow large employers to avoid health-law penalties by offering stripped down plans that have no hospitalization coverage. Well, in...
by Tom Barrett | Oct 14, 2014 | General Health, General Insurance Issues, Health Policy, Healthcare Reform
I’m doing a week-long series “Obamacare…Did you know?” Last week I talked about how as we move into the open enrollment phase for 2015, more complexities arise and more computer glitches are expected. Read my post Obamacare…Did you know?...
