Obamacare Health Insurance Purchase Requirement Extended?

[Update March 31st 2013] Extension to purchase health coverage may now be in the works. The original deadline to purchase coverage, before incurring penalties was March 31st, 2014. But a number of state exchanges, like Covered California said that, “Individuals who start an online application by 11:59 p.m. on March 31, 2014, will have until …

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2016 vs. 2017 Obamacare Health Insurance Subsidies and Tax Credits

Despite ObamaCare, formally known as the Affordable Care Act, having been around for several years now there is still considerable uncertainty around the various tax credits and subsidies on premiums, deductibles, co-payments, and coinsurance. The value of these credits and subsidies are generally dependent on your modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) and family …

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Being Laid Off? Negotiate That Severance Package

Just about anything involving money is a source for negotiation, but many people don’t think about the fact that their severance package is as well. Although we don’t want to think about that day when we may be laid off, it’s important to be prepared to negotiate our compensation package. …

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2010 Obama Health Care Rules Effective Now – Under 26 Dependent and Pre-existing Conditions Coverage

With the passage of health care reform, a major political achievement for the Obama administration, Americans will finally start seeing the actual impacts of many of these new laws. These changes will only initially impact people who buy new policies or are in plans where the coverage year is about to expire. But by 2011 most Americans will be impacted in some way or the other.

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2024 versus 2023 Health Savings Accounts (HSA) Contribution Limits, Deductibles and Out-of-Pocket Maximums For High Deductible Health Plans (HDHP)

Based on the latest IRS guidance, here are the latest Health Savings Account (HSA) limits. Following the trend in recent years, the inflation-adjusted amount individuals and families can contribute to these tax advantaged health savings account continues to rise. Latest HSA Contribution and Out-of-Pocket limits You can see the latest …

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