The last year hasn’t been the easiest for New York State’s small business community. Aside from the sluggish economy, small businesses have had to deal with the changing landscape of health insurance for their employees, most of which can be attributed to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) taking effect. The result? Business owners have lost […]

With tax season just having passed you may have been wondering while filling out your forms, how the the Affordable Care Act, AKA Obamacare, will be affecting your tax situation, as it relates to the health insurance tax penalty. There is a lot of misinformation out there when it comes to the ACA, especially about […]

November 2019 For an up-to-date list of PPO health insurance plans available in your region please contact us at (888) 215-4045 Despite some positive initial results during its first few months, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has actually caused a fair bit of damage to the New York State health insurance market. Especially when it […]

Spring is in the air and New York is finally starting to defrost after that brutal winter. To nearly mark the start of the warm weather the first open enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act has been ramping down. The last official day to sign up fora new york  health insurance plan at the […]

Now that is an interesting question. According to a story in the New York Post that number is  100,000 individual health insurance plans. Many of those cancellations are from New York State’s popular Healthy New York  affordable health insurance program. Because of the Affordable Care Act and the introduction of New York’s health insurance exchange, […]

This time last year Papa John’s CEO John Schnatter made waves after he announced his opposition to Obamacare saying that the legislation would force his company to raise prices and lay off employees. With a net worth of over $600 million, Schnatter’s comments were quickly seized upon and what followed was a harsh public backlash. […]

This week, people across the nation are celebrating the end of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) following the Supreme Court’s decision to rule part of the law unconstitutional. The section of the law that was in question defined marriage as between one man and one woman for all federal purposes. For married same sex […]

When the major provisions of the Affordable Care Act go into effect next year all of America will be seeing some changes when it comes to health insurance. But there are a few groups who will being seeing some undeniably positive changes next year because of the law. Changes like the elimination pre-existing conditions, and […]

A record number of temporary staffing jobs was seen in May as employers attempt to limit the cost of Obamacare regulations and fines for failing to provide health coverage to full-time workers starting 2014. Temporary employment rose to 2.68 million, surpassing a previous record set in April 2000. During the past four months, almost one […]

The Obama administration’s Affordable Care Act aims to provide health coverage to millions of uninsured Americans. It’s only a few months before the flagship law is fully implemented. Let’s take a look at how the law is being accepted. According to the latest CNN survey, the majority of Americans are still opposed to the law. This confirmed […]