Health Insurance, The New 1099 Nightmare For Small Businesses

It has just been discovered that the health care reform bill contains another mandate that will bury businesses in a mountain of new paperwork. It will also cause the IRS to hire hundreds, possibly thousands, of people to manage the influx of new 1099’s. There is a tax code section in the health care bill, and […]

States To Crack Down On Discount Health Plans

Fairly often I will receive a phone call from someone asking how a certain discount health plan that they have come across on the Internet compares price wise with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Arizona. I like phone calls like these actually, giving me the opportunity to possibly save someone a lot of heartache and […]

What Is Health Insurance?

Catastrophic events are often paid for through the shared risk policyholders accept when they voluntarily purchase a health insurance plan through their local health insurance company. Policyholders also expect a certain level of potential benefits if and when needed. These are the principles of all insurance, the risk and reward shared by all involved. Several states […]