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Recently the Opinion Research Corporation conducted a survey that was sponsored by eHealth, Inc. revealing that one in five Americans – as well as nearly two out of five uninsured Americans – would wait to look into and purchase new health insurance until the health care reform legislation is fully implemented. Unfortunately, this perspective could [...]

The IRS has released recently updated guidelines on tax credits for qualifying small group health insurance premiums. Eligible businesses qualifying for these tax credits can claim this help.

Credits will now apply to vision and dental benefits in addition to medical benefits/premiums.
A business owner’s salary will not be used in the calculation of “average” earnings for [...]

Health insurance premiums have been increasing for years far beyond the typical cost increases observed in most other sectors (except college education – but that’s another story). Many have asked what drives health care costs? [...]