by Admin. | Jan 22, 2018 | Health Care Reform, Obamacare, Tax
Cadillac Tax Delayed Two Years We received the following communique from the Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers (CIAB) a delay in the Cadillac Tax for two years as a result of the passage earlier today in the US Senate of the continuing resolution (CR) to fund... 
by Admin. | Dec 20, 2017 | Health Care Reform, Individual Exchanges, individual health insurance, Obamacare, Tax
Tax Reform Bill Includes Repeal of Individual Mandate Beginning in 2019 On Dec. 20, Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which makes significant changes to individual and corporate provisions of the U.S. tax code, including a reduction in the corporate tax rate... 
by Admin. | Nov 9, 2017 | family health insurance, Health Care Reform, Health Exchanges, individual health insurance
2018 Individual Marketplace Guidance Health and Human Services had released earlier this year the final version of its 2018 Individual Marketplace Guidance. Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) this is issued annually. While the guidance is mostly related to the... 
by Admin. | Oct 30, 2017 | family health insurance, Health Care Reform, Individual Exchanges, individual health insurance, Obamacare
6 Changes to 2018 Individual Health Insurance Open Enrollment Period HealthCare.com Offers Insight on 6 Changes to 2018 Individual Health Insurance Open Enrollment Period. The health insurance Open Enrollment Period for 2018 opens Nov 1st and now lasts only 45 days.... 
by Admin. | Aug 24, 2017 | group health insurance, Health Care Reform, latest health insurance news, NY News, Obamacare, Small Business Group Health, Tax
CareConnect Withdraws from NYS Market CareConnect today has announced their intent to withdraw from the NYS 2018 market. The ACA Risk Adjustment Program was penalizing CareConnect again $100 Million for 2018 after a $112 million tax in 2017. The problems CareConnect... 
by Admin. | Aug 20, 2017 | family health insurance, group health insurance, Health Care Reform, healthcare, Individual Exchanges, individual health insurance, latest health insurance news, NY News, Obamacare, Small Business Group Health, State Exchanges
NYS 2018 Final Rates Approved NYS has approved 2018 Final Rates last week. Small group rates will increase 9.3% while the individual rate average increase will be 13.9%. As per NY State Law carriers are required to send out early notices of rate request filings to...