What Every Small Business Should Know About The Affordable Act Before 2014

petro7447 — Fri, 24 May 2013 20:32:00 +0000

The Affordable Care Act includes new health care reform that will affect small businesses. Understanding the mandates can help both self-employed individuals and small employers better navigate the law and help

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HMO vs PPO…Which One Is Right For You?

petro7447 — Tue, 14 May 2013 02:04:03 +0000

How should you decide between an HMO and a PPO? To determine whether an HMO or PPO type health plan is right for you, it is important to understand how they are different. Health Maintenance

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Health Care Reform Taxes

petro7447 — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:59:44 +0000

Beginning January 1, 2014, two new taxes will take effect as a result of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (PPACA), or more popularly known as “Obamacare”.

The PPACA requires taxes be collected

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How To Choose Dental Insurance

petro7447 — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:48:52 +0000

People don’t like going to the dentist plain and simple. Maybe it’s the sound of that drill grinding against their teeth that makes them cringe, but the cost also keeps

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When To Enroll In Medicare

petro7447 — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 22:04:15 +0000

There are certain periods when you can join, modify or drop the different parts of Medicare. You are not allowed to simply enroll or dis-enroll whenever you want. These enrollment periods and their acronyms are confusing

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Health Insurance Options For People With Diabetes

petro7447 — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:45:57 +0000

Having diabetes is primarily a self managed disease. In order to stay healthy, a person with diabetes needs supplies like test strips, pumps, monitors, and insulin. Health insurance helps with some of these costs. However, if someone

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HSAs Not As Valuable Under PPACA

petro7447 — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 17:03:31 +0000

As the dust begins to settle after the Supreme Court ruling on the constitutionality of Patient Protection and Affordability Care Act. People are beginning to wonder how “Obamacare” will impact them. One of the tools that individuals have used to help control their health

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Supreme Court Upholds ObamaCare

petro7447 — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:55:33 +0000

Today, the Supreme Court of the United States upheld the constitutionality of the individual mandate provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).

PPACA’s current health insurance reform provisions will remain in force and the implementation of the

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Insurers Keeping Some PPACA Provisions

petro7447 — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 21:54:18 +0000

Insurers are keeping some of the PPACA’s most popular health care reforms, regardless of what happens with the Supreme Court ruling.

On June 11th, United Health Group, the nation’s largest single private insurer, announced it will keep offering some of the Patient Protection &

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Coverage For Maternity Care in California

petro7447 — Sat, 26 May 2012 03:42:49 +0000

Last September, state lawmakers passed two bills requiring maternity coverage be included in comprehensive health insurance policies.

SB222, which takes effect on July 1, 2012, amends the California Insurance Code to require individual insurance policies to include maternity benefits. The law also defines coverage

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