Families
Health insurance for families has changed a lot since Obamacare started. Family plans will always be a plan in which all family members are on the same policy, but now there are advantages to breaking...
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Trout Valley, Illinois: Health Insurance
We specialize in helping Trout Valley individuals, families, and businesses sign up and manage their Health Insurance. With the many changes to health insurance, you may be wondering what the right...
View ArticleRyan expects health reform to cause cost “death spiral”
CBS reports: Republican Rep. Paul Ryan, a key voice in the GOP on the issue of health care, said Thursday he expects the Supreme Court to strike down a key element of President Obama’s health care...
View ArticleMore Health Insurance Complexity – More Confusion
Forbes reports: “One agreement we have to come to in this country is “what is essential healthcare?” In the Affordable Care Act, essential benefits were to be determined by the Department of HHS. We...
View ArticleCook County Health seeks early expansion of Medicaid
Crain’s reports: “The Cook County Health and Hospitals System is seeking approval to add thousands of uninsured patients to the Medicaid rolls nearly two years early, a move that could generate...
View ArticleKey Findings from the January 2012 Kaiser Family
Foundation Health Tracking Poll: As the Supreme Court prepares to hear legal challenges to the health reform law in March, most Americans expect the Justices to base their ruling on their own...
View ArticleVisualizing Health Care Reform Tool Illustrates Future Impact of the...
Yahoo News reports: “Interactive map depicts insurance needs by region and community; around 1,646,527 new Illinois residents will be eligible for coverage Chicago, Ill. (PRWEB) March 20, 2012 Today,...
View ArticleDeep cuts loom as state tries to save Medicaid
The Chicago Tribune reports: “The list of medicines Jason Carrington must take every day to treat his multiple sclerosis and related symptoms is long: Copaxone injections to prevent relapses, primidone...
View ArticleHealth reform law poses quandary for states
Politico reports: “If the Supreme Court upholds the health reform law this summer, states could be forced to a moment-of-truth situation: Do they set up a health insurance exchange, or do they let the...
View Article2012 HSA and FSA cheat sheet
Health Savings Accounts What are they? HSAs are tax-advantaged medical savings accounts available to taxpayers who are enrolled in an HSA-qualified high-deductible health plan. The funds contributed to...
View ArticleGeneral Assembly puts health exchange bill on back burner
Crains reports: “Democratic and Republican leaders in the Illinois General Assembly have agreed to shelve a bill that would establish an Illinois health insurance exchange amid uncertainty created by...
View ArticleHealth care reform: GOP preps plan for ruling on law
Politico reports: “House Republican leaders are quietly hatching a plan of attack as they await a historic Supreme Court ruling on President Barack Obama’s health care law. If the law is upheld,...
View ArticleIRS announces 2013 HSA limits
Benefits Pro reports: “The IRS has announced adjustments that affect health savings accounts in 2013. The HSA contribution limits and high deductible health plan out-of-pocket maximums are up slightly...
View ArticleAfter SCOTUS Ruling, Small-Ball Health Care Reform is the Way to Go
Townhall.com reports: No matter what the Supreme Court decides tomorrow, Congress will have to revisit Obamacare’s fundamentally flawed structure. But instead of trying to solve all of our health care...
View ArticleWebMD’s Health Insurance Navigator Answers Your Questions
Web MD reports: “June 29, 2012 — The Supreme Court’s decision on the health care reform law left many people confused about their health insurance and what will happen in the future. Here, WebMD...
View ArticleKFF/HRET 2012 Employer Health Benefits Survey: Family Health Premiums Rise 4...
The Kaiser Family Foundation reports: “Annual premiums for employer-sponsored family health coverage reached $15,745 this year, up 4 percent from last year, with workers on average paying $4,316 toward...
View ArticleMost see health law being implemented
Benefitspro reports: “They may not like it, but they don’t see it going away. About 7 in 10 Americans think President Barack Obama’s health care law will go fully into effect with some changes, ranging...
View ArticleHealth Care Reform – Adjusted Gross Income VS Modified AGI
Zane Benefits reports: “Modified Adjusted Gross Income is a measure used by the IRS to determine if a taxpayer is eligible to use certain deductions, credits, or retirement plans. Beginning in 2014,...
View ArticleThe individual tax penalty
By now it is not news that starting 2014 every American is expected to have Health Insurance or pay a penalty, called the individual shared responsibility penalty. Lets go through the What? Who?...
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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