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H&R Block Out to Help Americans Resolve to Tax Preparation – Video – TheStreet
H&R Block Out to Help Americans Resolve to Tax Preparation – Video – TheStreet. (note the video auto starts so be prepared for that nonsense) One things for sure, ACA subsidies create a full employment act for H&R Block!
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Avoiding the Obamacare Penalty
IRS – Individual Shared Responsibility Provision – Exemptions: Claiming or Reporting. There are a myriad of ways to avoid the Obamacare penalty. No better place to go for reliable information but to the enforcer, the IRS. Coverage considered unaffordable Short coverage gap Income below the return filing threshold Citizens living abroad and certain noncitizens must be out […]
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CMS Announces Special Enrollment Period for Tax Season
Waiting for a similar announcement from Connect for Health Colorado – CMS Announces Special Enrollment Period for Tax Season The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today a special enrollment period (SEP) for individuals and families who did not have health coverage in 2014 and are subject to the fee or “shared […]
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How to beat this month’s Obamacare deadline – Yahoo Finance. If you’re in Colorado, call Chris Adams at 303.495.3045! But it’s time to get cracking. February 15 marks the last day for Obamacare participants to make changes to their coverage for this year. Those who sign up for plans for the first time or change […]
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3 Tips for Filing Obamacare Taxes
CMS (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services) has come out with a helpful document titled: 3 Tips About Marketplace Coverage & Your Taxes The tips are:Watch your mail for Form 1095-A. It will help you file your 2014 federal taxes. Your final premium tax credit for 2014 will be computed with your federal income tax […]
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Best Hospitals
U.S. News Best Hospitals 2014-15 We sifted through data for nearly 5,000 hospitals and results from surveys of more than 9,500 physicians to rank the best centers in 16 adult specialties from cancer to urology. Death rates, patient safety and hospital reputation were a few of the many factors we considered. Only 144 hospitals were […]
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Shopping for Obamacare is supposed to be easy….
Unfortunately, that’s not the case for everyone – The Difficulties of Shopping for Family Health Insurance Covered issues include: The Family Glitch Insurance Option for Children Different Kids, Different Plans (different places) Citizenship Status I just spoke with someone today whose Humana plan is being terminated at the end of the year. They are affected […]
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Federally funded high risk pools closing to new members
The Hill: HHS to cut off enrollment for health law’s high-risk pools Due to running out of funds. The funds will continue to insure enrolled members but will no longer accept new applicants starting March 2nd (earlier dates in some cases). The high-risk pools came with $5 billion in funding. Slightly less than half of […]
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Primary care physician shortage
Personal physician shortage looms, experts say The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA) “promises to provide insurance coverage to more Americans, but I know there will still be 30 million people who will remain uninsured even after the Affordable Care Act is fully implemented,” Fegan said. “So I know the need for […]
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Employees must provide coverage for their employees AND dependents…
… but not necessarily the spouse. NY Times: Employers Must Offer Family Care, Affordable or Not Interesting tidbits: The rules offer no guarantee of affordable insurance for a worker’s children or spouse. The new rules, to be published in the Federal Register, create a strong incentive for employers to put money into insurance […]