Obamacare

With reporting requirements soaring, brokers are turning to their own regulatory division to help clients, says Richard Asensio, director of compliance at Burnham Benefits.

Will health insurance be sold across state lines? Will the ACA be repealed or altered? James Klein, head of the American Benefits Council, explains the probable impact of a Republican or Democratic victory in November.

Will health insurance be sold across state lines? Will the ACA be repealed or altered? James Klein, head of the American Benefits Council, explains the probable impact of a Republican or Democratic victory in November.

In another ACA irony, carriers seek to discourage sales of money losing policies by denying consumers the professional advice they need, says NAHU president Don Goldmann.

Bill Kite and D&S Agency are coming up with creative ways employers can meet health care reform requirements.

Citing increased risk and low profits, the health insurer says it will exit a ‘handful’ of state exchanges.

Specializing in a business sector allows advisers to intelligently discuss an employer’s most pressing problems.

As it stands, the medical loss ratio could eliminate agent commissions and may force brokers out of business, Scott says.

The ACA’s excise tax shouldn’t include contributions to HSAs and FSAs, benefit experts say, arguing that such a levy may lead employers to cut those health programs from their plans.

Having had time to take measure of the healthcare reform law, their focus is shifting from ensuring compliance to controlling costs, says Eric Helman of Hodges-Mace.