by AleExpriva | Jun 27, 2017 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, Employer Mandate, Federal Marketplace, Group Health Insurance, Health Care Providers, Health Insurance, SHOP, Small Business
On June 22, the U.S. Senate released a discussion draft of the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) to repeal parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Better Care Reconciliation Act is the Senate Republicans’ alternative to the American Health Care Act (AHCA)...
by AleExpriva | Mar 22, 2017 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, Employer Mandate, Group Health Insurance, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Individual Health Insurance
On March 6, 2017, Republicans released their proposed legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). These are some of the changes the proposal is looking to implement: Individual mandate requiring most Americans to maintain health insurance will be...
by AleExpriva | Oct 19, 2015 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, Employer Mandate, Group Health Insurance, Health Insurance, Renewal, Small Business
The purpose of the Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) is to provide individuals with standard information so they can compare medical plans as they make decisions about which plan to choose. Effective September 23, 2012, health insurers and self-insured group...
by AleExpriva | May 14, 2015 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, Employer Mandate, Group Health Insurance, Health Insurance, Small Business
The ACA does not explicitly mandate that all employers have to offer medical coverage. However, under the reform law, there are two potential penalties. Keep in mind that an employer may continue to offer several plan design options to its employees. To avoid the...
by AleExpriva | Feb 12, 2015 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, Employer Mandate, Group Health Insurance, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance
Employers must offer health insurance that is affordable and provides minimum value to their full-time employees and their children up to age 26 or be subject to penalties. This is known as the employer mandate. It applies to employers with 50 or more full-time...