• Health Care Reform and Employer Compliance

    Updated: 2012-06-29 22:19:30
    Now that the Supreme Court has upheld Health Care Reform, what is left for employers? A.) Uniform Explanation of Coverage to Employees. Failure to comply is $1,000 fine per employee B.) Modification Notices to Employees. Failure to comply is $1,000 fine per employee C.) W-2 reporting D.) Certification of Employers health plan annually to the Treasury These [...]

  • Supreme Court Ruling Upholds Health Care Reform … Now What?

    Updated: 2012-06-29 00:41:41
    By a 5-4 vote, the Court held the mandate valid under Congress’ constitutional authority “to lay and collect Taxes” to provide for “the general Welfare of the United States.” The penalty for failing to carry insurance possesses “the essential feature of any tax,” producing revenue for the government, Chief Justice Roberts wrote. So does this [...]

  • What was at stake in the ruling for Washington state

    Updated: 2012-06-28 17:28:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Pages Blog Home Our mission : consumer protection Insurance Consumer Hotline Thursday , June 28, 2012 What was at stake in the ruling for Washington state Earlier this month , we put out a report detailing what was at stake for Washington state down to the county level if the Affordable Care Act was thrown out by the Supreme Court . The upshot was that more than 800,000 Washingtonians stand to get coverage through the Medicaid expansion OR to get subsidies to help them and their families pay for private . insurance In addition , the report details the reforms , most of them largely unnoticed by the average person , that have already taken effect . Among these : Young adults can now stay on their parents' health coverage up to age 26, kids can't be denied

  • Kreidler reaction to Supreme Court upholding health care reform law

    Updated: 2012-06-28 17:12:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Pages Blog Home Our mission : consumer protection Insurance Consumer Hotline Thursday , June 28, 2012 Kreidler reaction to Supreme Court upholding health care reform law OLYMPIA , Wash . Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler expressed great relief with the U.S . Supreme Court’s decision upholding the Affordable Care Act and said Washington state is now well ahead of most states in reforming its health care . system Many reforms are currently in place , but key benefits and programs take effect in 2014, including Washington’s new Health Exchange , federal subsidies to help 477,000 people afford health insurance , an expansion of Medicaid for 328,000 poor childless adults and the ban on insurance companies from denying people coverage if they’re . sick I’m very

  • PA Auto Insurance: Do You Qualify for ERIE Rate Lock?

    Updated: 2012-06-25 20:51:00
    Predictability.  It’s about being stable, steady and unchanging.  Some might consider it boring, but when you’re paying your bills, predictability can be a very nice thing.  That’s exactly what ERIE Insurance’s Rate Lock program does:  gives you predictability and peace of mind by not raising your car insurance rates, even if you have car accidents [...]

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