Corpus Christi Health Insurance May Face Legal Challenges Fixing The Fam Glitch

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CorpusChristiHealthInsuranceCould FaceLegalChallenges
CorpusChristihealthinsurancewill seeundergosignificantchanges movingforwardastheInternal RevenueServicemovestoexpand theAffordableCareActSubsidiesto millionsofAmericanfamilies. Thischangetowhathasbeendubbed the"Familyglitch"shouldaffect5 millionpeople,andmorethan500,000 individualscouldendupleaving employercoverageiftheydon'tget thesesubsidiesincludedintheirwork plans.
Detractorsexplainedtheirdisdain forthedecision,sayingthatthefinal ruleisillegalbecausethestatute definesanaffordableplanasaselfonlyplanratherthanonethat includesfamilymembers. "ThefinalrulefromtheInternalRevenue Serviceismeanttoclosethe"familyglitch," whichpreventsfamilymembersfrom receivingAffordableCareActsubsidiesifa householdmemberhasaccesstoemployersponsoredcoveragethatmeetsthelaw's requirementsforaffordabilityandcoverage.

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"RickThornton,aCorpusChristihealth insuranceagent,saidthatwhiledetractors haveapointtotheirargumentandhavealegto

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Thelawrequiresthatemployersponsoredplansbeaffordable onlyforemployees,notforfamily members,althoughfamily coveragemaybeunaffordablefor
standonwhenitcomestolegaldecisions,itis
subsidiesforfamiliesisahugebenefitsince manyfamilies
AccordingtotheKaiserFamily Foundation,anestimated5.1 millionpeoplefallinsidethe"Family glitch."Timewilltellwhathappens withthisnewrulingandthelegal challengesthatresultfromit. Insurance4Dallasprovides consumerswithdetailed informationonhealth insurancewiththeabilityto purchasehealthinsurance online.
Insurance4Dallasprovidesafull spectrumofhealth,dental,vision, lifeandancillaryinsurance products,providingadiverse selectionofpriceandbenefit optionscomplementedbypersonal customerservice. Availableviaphone,emailorfax, Insurance4Dallasanswers consumerquestionsthroughout thepurchasingprocessand duringtheutilizationofitshealth insurancepolicies.
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