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Business

Obamacare change ahead, but existing insurance system likely to hold through 2017

Bill Zenk of TrueNorth’s TrueChoices private insurance marketplace for owner-operators believes big change is unlikely before 2018, potentially affecting the penalty for tax year 2017. Eventually, he guesses, the individual mandate to carry insurance likely will be on the chopping block.

January 3, 2017

Business

Dec. 15 Obamacare deadline, new health option from NAIT

“TrumpCare” could be some time coming. For now, Dec. 15 is the deadline to purchase health insurance via the state and federal exchanges to ensure coverage begins Jan. 1 and you avoid 2017 tax penalties. A new option for some to avoid the penalty is NAIT’s AlieraCare group.

December 13, 2016

Business

Health-insurance exchanges open through Jan. for ‘Obamacare, round 4’

Affordable Care Act open enrollment is to purchase and change plans is open through January 31, 2017. The biggest issue this year include premium price increases and the need for many current policyholders to shop their plans due to the mass exodus of insurers from the exchanges.

November 7, 2016

Business

Limiting the possibilities of life in general

“The speed limiters are coming! The speed limiters are coming!” Wendy’s reasons why this is a bad idea.

August 19, 2016

Voices

POLL: Do you carry health insurance?

What’s been your situation relative to health insurance through the past year? Covered on your spouse’s plan or a plan grandfathered by Obamacare? Purchased on the exchanges? Not covered at all?….

March 29, 2016

Channel 19

Telemedicine: Future for non-emergency care?

Whether you’re insured or not for health care, a new relatively affordable telemedicine service geared for truckers and offering 24/7 access to U.S. docs points to the future of non-emergency health care on the road.

March 29, 2016

Business

CARB exemption, Obamacare deadlines this weekend

Heads-up on two fast-approaching deadlines Jan. 31: 1) Final day to register with and report to the California Air Resource Board for its 1,000-mile low-use exemption. 2) Sunday mark’s the end of this year’s Obamacare exchange open enrollment.

January 29, 2016

Business

How to get covered through the health insurance exchanges

How to access assistance navigating the health-insurance exchanges enable by the Affordable Care Act. The 2015-16 open enrollment period runs from Nov. 1 to Jan. 31.

October 14, 2015

Business

‘Obamacare, round three’ kicks off with open enrollment Nov. 1

As insurance exchanges start the third annual open enrollment period Nov. 1, owner-operators have one last chance to avoid fines that are getting stiffer in 2017 for not carrying health insurance.

October 12, 2015

Business

TIE Marketplace set for Obamacare, round three

With the third open enrollment period for Affordable Care Act-enable insurance exchanges approaching open on Nov. 1, Marc Ballard of the Truckers Insurance Exchange details what drivers need to know.

September 3, 2015

Voices

POLL: Do you carry health insurance?

What’s been your situation relative to health insurance through this year? Covered on your spouse’s plan or a plan grandfathered by Obamacare? Purchased on the exchanges? Not covered at all?….

September 2, 2015

Business

A couple’s experience with health-insurance premiums

“Once tax season hits, people are going to freak out.” –insurance agent Holly McCombs on Obamacare reaction. She and her husband, car hauler David McCombs, remain insured off the ACA exchanges.

March 6, 2015