Part of the Affordable Care Act is a provision that requires employers to either offer health insurance, or face a penalty (Penalty A). The employer mandate has been a topic that has been pushed back for many businesses. Now that 2015 is here, employers with over 50 full time equivalents (FTE) employees are subject to the “Employer Shared Responsibility” fee or payment. Continue reading
Healthcare benefits are a big part of any business, right? In fact, many candidates will specifically look at what your small business offers and even base their decisions to work for you upon your healthcare benefits. But, many small businesses struggle to offer healthcare benefits due to rising costs of group health insurance. Don’t worry, we’ve got a solution so you can offer healthcare benefits that say something about your small business: Premium reimbursement for individual health insurance.
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As a small business, you could probably use a few extra hands. But, in many cases, hiring more employees just simply isn’t an option. That leaves you with two options: let a few things slip through the cracks and hope they aren’t detrimental to your operations or find efficiencies in your day-to-day activities to make sure you’re able to accomplish everything that comes your way.
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The federal Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday that 47,784 Nevadans had enrolled between Nov. 15 and Jan. 9 in Nevada Health Link coverage through healthcare.gov. That was up from 40,285 people on Dec. 15, which was the deadline to apply for a plan that would have taken effect Jan. 1. Continue reading
A tax on medical devices, imposed by the Affordable Care Act, has become a prime target for Republicans, some Democrats and a small army of lobbyists for the industry. But a new report from the Congressional Research Service challenges economic arguments that are being made to justify repealing the tax Continue reading
One of the big Affordable Care Act headlines this week is whether the definition of a full-time worker will be changed from 30 hours a week to 40 hours a week.Congress Evaluating the Employer Mandate’s Definition of a Full Time Worker. Continue reading
When advocates talk about the advantages of government health care, they often talk about a moral obligation to ensure equal access. Or they describe the immediate health and economic rewards of giving people a way to pay for their care. Continue reading
Insurance Journal, January 8, 2015
Vermont gets a grade of “A+” and California and … Continue reading
