Another rumored major health carrier agreement has unfolded just following the recent buy-out agreement of Aetna for Humana. After several long weeks of deal making, Anthem finally agreed to pay 54.2 billion dollars for Cigna Corporation on July 24th, becoming...
Of the recent rumored major health carrier acquisitions, the first official agreement was announced today, July 3, 2015. Aetna and Humana agreed to a $37 billion deal. See official announcement here. The approval and acquisition process is expected...
The Affordable Care Act requires that all fully-insured employers with fewer than 50 employees, which provide group health insurance, provide plans that are subject to community rating by 2014, and that all employers with fewer than 100 employees, which provide group...
The National Association of Health Underwriters recently published an article about the Cadillac Tax. The Cadillac Tax is set to go into effect in 2018. It will apply a 40% excise tax on the amount of the aggregate monthly premium of each primary insured individual...
New HSA limits were released by IRS for 2016. Contribution Limits: Single – $3,350 Family – $6,750 (Catchup contributions +$1,000) Deductible Minimums: Single – $1,300 ...
For all non-grandfathered health plans beginning in 2016, the maximum annual out-of-pocket limit is $6,850 for self-only coverage and $13,700 for other than self-only coverage. HHS and DOL recently clarified that the self-only maximum annual out-of-pocket limits apply...
