Monthly Archives: October 2014
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SHOP at Healthcare.gov: Small business health insurance exchange now open in 5 states
Leave a commentOctober 28, 2014 by Tony Novak
Small businesses in NJ, DE, OH, IL and MO can immediately begin the process of registering for health insurance on …
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Consumer Reports warning about Healthcare.gov
Leave a commentOctober 28, 2014 by Tony Novak
The Washington Times says “Stay away from Healthcare.gov for at least another month if you can. Hopefully, that will be …
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Rate increase for short term medical insurance
Leave a commentOctober 27, 2014 by Tony Novak
HealtheMed and HealtheFlex short-term medical plans, underwritten by HCC Life Insurance Company, will experience a geographic rate change on all new …
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Small businesses can control rising health care costs
1October 27, 2014 by Tony Novak
Editorial note: Later, after this post was published, the Department of Labor and IRS further clarified that an HRA can …
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Small business HRA problems persist in 2014
Leave a commentOctober 20, 2014 by Tony Novak
I suspect that there are many small businesses that are still incorrectly reporting transactions related to Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRA). …
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Small businesses that offer health insurance can do more harm than good
Leave a commentOctober 15, 2014 by Tony Novak
Although it seems counter-intuitive, small business employers need to pay attention to the potential financial damage they can do to their …
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Healthcare.gov new technology not available to most small business benefit plans
Leave a commentOctober 9, 2014 by Tony Novak
I was disappointed to read in today’s Wall Street Journal that the new streamlined online application process for individual health insurance …
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