HHS wants you to meet Howard

I subscribe to hhs.gov and their Exchange online marketplace blog. Lately they have been sharing stories about people who will be impacted in a positive way under Obamacare. The most recent person we have been introduced to is Howard. He is a self employed software designer. Here is part of Howard's story pulled directly from the article.          Uninsurable...

Obamacare Navigators, That Sound You Hear . . . .

Obamacare navigators are supposed to be like guides for the blind. They will help you go through the maze of new health insurance options. Take your personal financial data (income, tax filing status, income tax history) and calculate your premium subsidy.Premium subsidies are a wealth redistribution trick that is supposed...

Another Day, Another Obamacare Payoff

Obamacare. The master plan to deliver (almost) universal access to health care for everyone.Promises of lower premiums.Promises that you can keep your plan and your doctor.Promises of no new taxes.What's not to love about that?Then one day, someone started reading the law and it was discovered the promises could not be kept....

Unusual and Interesting Insurance News

Unusual and Interesting Insurance News - Over the years, we've chronicled such things as virginity and alien abduction insurance (different posts), the risk posed by superheroes simultaneously destroying much of a city while trying to save it, and hole-in-one coverage for sporting events.And now for more:■ Terrorism Risk insurance - Back in 2009, we interviewed Chris Klein, Global Head of Business...

Alphabet Soup Update: Why Local Matters

As we've noted time and again, having a local expert to administer Flex Spending Accounts and Health Reimbursement Arrangements is ideal. Our local gurus, FlexBank, just proved that again. Via email, they've tipped us to a little-known - but potentially major - option for groups utilizing Section 125 plans (so-called "POP Plans").Premium-only plans are the vehicles by which companies make it possible...