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The Return of the Death Spiral...

When I first got into the insurance business, I heard about what they called the Death Spiral. Basically, what it was, was the insurance company having a pool of people with insurance. Some get sick the cost of that pool goes up. It is based on th...

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Humana Canceling Non-Grandfathered Plans At The End Of The Year

I always like to go back to the President’s words, “If you like your health plan, you can keep your health plan.” Except here is the problem.. You cannot! All plans written before March 23rd 2010 we considered grandfathered, and those you can still...

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Video: What triggers a Special Election Period under the ACA

Under the Affordable Care Act, you cannot purchase a major medical policy for the year 2014 after March 31, unless you qualify for a SPECIAL ELECTION PERIOD. The video will tell you how you can qualify. Eric Wilson www.isel...

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Video: Small Businesses Need to Review Their Employee Benefits

Video: Small Businesses Need to Review Their Employee Benefits This video is about Small Businesses Need to Review Their Employee Benefits soon. Call and schedule a review today! 888-535-3006 EliteBenefits.net BZ

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Video: The Affordable Care Act.. Back in Court

Within the last 30 days there have been two major cases with the Affordable Care Act. Eric Wilson isellhealth.com

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Obamacare Might Take A Turn For The Worse?

Last week, two court rulings about the wording of the health care law may change the face of “Obamacare”. The case revolves around four words of the Affordable Care Act, which says the tax credits are available to people who enroll through an exchan...

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Is The Affordable Care Act Falling Apart?

This week a Washington, DC Federal Appeals Court ruled that Americans who reside in states which operate under the Federal Health Exchanges could not be granted subsidies to health insurance premiums. Currently thirty six states have opted to have t...

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Hobby Lobby Sets Stage for Health Care Reform

The backlash of the Hobby Lobby ruling was quite interesting.  Many people I know, on Facebook for example, started spitting out words that put down Hobby Lobby as a Christian based company or things that were false about the case itself. This could ...

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Manufacturers Can Offer Benefits Without Costing an Arm or a Leg

Small manufacturers are starting to look at alternative options to supply benefits for their employees. Some employers are afraid they will burden the cost themselves. However, persistent employers can find solutions and keep it affordable. ...

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Where Employee Benefits and the Washington Redskins Trademark Cross Paths

Employee benefits are very important to people, just like trademarks are to companies.  The media attention on the Washington Redskins for losing their trademark protection is huge. It is comparable to having employee benefits pulled out from under f...

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Confusing Health Care and Health Insurance

The cost of healthcare is expensive in America. First we need to understand the difference between health care and health insurance. For some reason, these seem to be linked together as one, and they should not be. You receive health care services...

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Health Reform Questions - Making Reinsurance Payments

Source: http://larrygrudzien.com/ Question: What is the process for paying the Transitional Reinsurance Fee for 2014? Answer: A form will be available via www. pay.gov where a contributing entity will provide basic company c...

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Risking a Health Insurance Strategy the I.R.S. May Not Approve

By ROBB MANDELBAUM New York Times Rick Lindquist, president of Zane Benefits, which offers businesses an online claims reimbursement service. Credit Jeffrey D. Allred for The New York Times When it came time to renew his company's health pla...

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Employer Health Care Arrangements

http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/Employer-Health-Care-Arrangements Q1. What are the consequences to the employer if the employer does not establish a health insurance plan for its own employees, but reimburses those employees for ...

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A New Approach to Employee Benefits, But in Steps

Photo Source: comparecards.com Some employers have been with the same insurance agent for years. The employers are either complacent and really trust their insurance broker or consultant, or they do not want to “rock the boat” on the ...

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Health Reform - COBRA Coverage and Enrollment in Marketplace Coverage

Question: If someone voluntarily disenrolls in COBRA during open enrollment, are they eligible for subsidies in the Individual Marketplace? Answer: During Marketplace open enrollment, a person can voluntarily drop their COBRA coverage and...

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Coming Out Ahead When Losing Your Ability To Earn An Income

Nobody wants his or her income to be taken away.  If we had total control over our future, like a crystal ball, we would never worry about money vaporizing one day. One in three people will lose their ability to earn an income prior to the age of 65....

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Health Reform Questions - Out-of-Pocket Limits for 2015

Question: What is the out-of pocket limits for 2015? Answer: For 2015, please be aware that there will two different out-of-pocket limits. Overall Out-of-Pocket Limits: There is an overall cost-sharing limitation to all non-gran...

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How to purchase health insurance now that the Open Enrollment Season has concluded

In my town of Romeoville, Illinois or any other town in America, now that Open Enrollment under the Affordable Care Act has concluded, the only way to purchase Health Insurance is through a Special Election Period. Similar to an SEP in the Medicare A...

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Just Another Thing On Your Desk

Credit: http://www.thedailybuggle.com Everyone has tasks to do on their desk and will always run into issues of completing more. Somethings just have to come off the employer's desk. This is where outsourcing or delegation is needed. For som...

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