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Daily HI4E.org Trivia Contest Winners For The Week Ending: Sunday, June 9th, 2019.

In an effort to broaden the company’s “social interaction” with our clients and FaceBook fans, Daily Trivia Questions are posted on both of our business pages. Here are the weekly standings for this past week, and the winner of the Sunday night Weekly Drawing for an AmEx gift card!

Congratulations – To this past week’s Trivia Contest Winner!! Our latest contest winner for the weekly FaceBook HealthInsurance4Everyone/Health & Life Solutions, LLC Trivia Contest, drawn randomly by computer late Sunday evening, June 9^th, 2019 was:

JILL NAUYOKAS

Boston, MA

Winner Of A $25.00 AmEx Gift Card

Each day, fans who have “liked” either of our company FaceBook pages (HealthInsurance4Everyone or Health & Life Solutions LLC) are able to test their skills with our Daily TRIVIA QUESTION. The first 20 winners who post the correct answer to the TRIVIA QUESTION, will then get entered into the weekly drawing held late on Sunday evenings for a $25.00 Am Ex Gift Card.

Weekly Gift Card winners will be posted in our blog at this site. Remember to become a FaceBook fan and “Like and Follow” either of our company pages to enter and post your answers.

The drawing entries 6/3/19 thru 6/9/19 are:

6/3/19

Amber Chandler

Jennifer Lang

Darlene Whyte

Jenifer Garza

Brandi K Chaney

Sarah Harrison

Debbie Bloxom

Nicole Blaha

Tom Cavalli

Michelle Webb

Hunter Coffey

Brooke Scott

Amber McGrath

Thomas Ryan Gan

Dean Bruss

Terry Schmitt Sutton

Joann Tompkins-Winborn

Becky Holland

Robin Griffitts Pratt

Tina Casto-Shafer

Jennifer Marie

Susan Saunders

6/4/19

Amanda Rosario

Becky Holland

Christina Domingue

Becky Holland

Jennifer Ramlet

Traci Anderson

Sarah Frank

Kristina Rosson

Dawn Raasch

Katie Santos

Robin Griffitts Pratt

Alexis Maureen

Brooke Shelby Rae

Alison Giffune Paige

Carla Williams

April Ashcraft

Jenifer Garza

Jill Nagel

Sara Coyle

Crystal Young

Amber McGrath

6/5/19

Brittany Light

Mya Murphy

Kristy Lynn Ballard

Stacy Nelson

Kristina Rosson

Susan Clarke Jette

Samantha Smith

Sarah Bellestri Shih

Alyssa DiFazio

Kacie Rogers

April Ashcraft

Mike Adamski

Melissa Turner Baker

Nai Merri

Phylicia Phillips

Kimberly Snyder

Becca Neuenschwander Long

Kassie Lynn DiFazio

Wendi Black

Karyn Koehler

6/6/19

Darlene Whyte

Karen Brunet Moore

Samantha Smith

Martha Prescott

Shannon Rush

Kathi Taylor

Nicole Ryan

MarcyLynn Coull

Jill Nagel

Nai Merri

Alisa Jones

Trish Marks

Jan Peoples

Crystal Young

April Ashcraft

Carol Jean

Barbara Austin

Lisa Puckett

Lena Perry

Jill Nauyokas

6/7/19

Shannon Scott

Jodi Stevens

Nicole Blaha

Crystal Young

Ambreen Rouf

Eleazar Ruiz

Geri Rus

Jessica Steiner

Samantha Smith

Demara Peterson Broadus

Morgan Alexandra

J Bagavathula Bevara

Patricia Oehlert Vazquez

Nicole Ryan

Melissa Ann Stura-Bassett

Lori Capobianco

Tracy Heyer

Nai Merri

Christina Radcliff

Rose Elizabeth Cantu

Melissa Turner Baker

Rhonda Grisham

Eva Biggs

Joann Tompkins-Winborn

6/8/19

Jo Bagavathula Bevara

Tracy Heyer

Nicole Blaha

Dawn Raasch

Kim Avery

Joanie Waterman

Amanda Otis

Andrea Ayala

Jill Nagel

Brooke Shelby Rae

Kimberly Snyder

Brooke Scott

Nai Merri

Susan Saunders

Jenifer Garza

Karen Bondehagen

Phylicia Phillips

Jessica Steiner

Samantha Smith

Marie Beauregard

Pallavi Deshmukh

6/9/19

Nicole Blaha

Cheryl Ralley-Messick

Dale Fish

Eleazar Ruiz

Janice McKay Donahue

Brittany Deaver

Jennifer Lang

Andrew W Sauer

Tessa Davis

Phylicia Phillips

Eleazar Ruiz

Jodi Stevens

Sherry Kidwell

Charlotte Dennis

Wendi Black

Lena Perry

Adaria Johnson

Kristy Lynn Ballard

Jill Nauyokas

Traci Anderson

Alyssa DiFazio

Be sure to watch both of our FaceBook pages for your chance to win and enter again next week, with questions posted daily on HealthInsurance4Everyone or at Health & Life Solutions, LLC!!

Remember that if you try your hand at answering the Trivia Question several days each week, your odds of winning the Sunday weekly drawing are much better.

Also note that a number of the posted answers each day are from contestants who have forgotten to “Like” one of our pages, so their names WILL NOT be entered at the end week drawing for the gift card, giving our fans a better chance!

You may also find that if you “Like” BOTH of the business pages, you will receive faster notifications of the other players as they post their answers to compete with you!

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At Health Insurance 4 Everyone, we not only want to improve our customer service but also interact with our customers on a social media level that wasn’t available before. Interested in connecting with us? Look us up on….

Twitter: Healthinsurane4 (Follow Us On Twitter To Receive Faster Notifications When Daily Trivia Questions Posted, & To Be Immediately Notified When Weekly AmEX Gift Card Winners Are Announced!!)

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Over 54,000 Combined Fans/Followers To Our Social Media Sites, & We’re Growing Daily!

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Daily HI4E.org Trivia Contest Winners For The Week Ending: Sunday, February 24th, 2019.

Daily HI4E.org Trivia Contest Winners For The Week Ending: Sunday, February 24^th, 2019.

In an effort to broaden the company’s “social interaction” with our clients and FaceBook fans, Daily Trivia Questions are posted on both of our business pages. Here are the weekly standings for this past week, and the winner of the Sunday night Weekly Drawing for an AmEx gift card!

Congratulations – To this past week’s Trivia Contest Winner!! Our latest contest winner for the weekly FaceBook HealthInsurance4Everyone/Health & Life Solutions, LLC Trivia Contest, drawn randomly by computer late Sunday evening, February 24^th, 2019 was:

TESSA DAVIS

Winner Of A $25.00 AmEx Gift Card

Each day, fans who have “liked” either of our company FaceBook pages (HealthInsurance4Everyone or Health & Life Solutions LLC) are able to test their skills with our Daily TRIVIA QUESTION. The first 20 winners who post the correct answer to the TRIVIA QUESTION, will then get entered into the weekly drawing held late on Sunday evenings for a $25.00 Am Ex Gift Card.

Weekly Gift Card winners will be posted in our blog at this site. Remember to become a FaceBook fan and “Like and Follow” either of our company pages to enter and post your answers.

Here are the daily contestants from last week’s Trivia Contest that were entered into the Sunday drawing:

The trivia drawing entries 2/18/19 thru 2/24/19 are:

2/18/19

Jodi Stevens

Karen Brunet Moore

Kimberly Snyder

Brandy Marie

April Ashcraft

Jill Nauyokas

Carrie Vucinaj

Sheila Carvell

Kim Avery

Heather Wheeler Shaw

Lisa David Carr

Tonya Velazquez

Jennifer Ramlet

Jenifer Garza

Kathleen Hickman

Tessa Davis

Kristina Harris

Lenis Abshire

Vickie Gipson

Stacy Nelson

Amie-Lee George

2/19/19

Hayley Cordaro

Kimberly Taylor Hall

Nacole Patrick

Mike Adamski

Karen Brunet Moore

April Ashcraft

Tracy Shafer

Kim Avery

Joann Tompkins-Winborn

Brittany Light

Christine M Miller-Borowczyk

Jill Nauyokas

Bea Patrick

Michelle Webb

Angela Janisse

Brooke Scott

Ashley Agner

Tracy Heyer

Alyssa DiFazio

Sheila Carvell

2/20/19

Nicole Blaha

Jennifer Ramlet

Patricia Oehlert Vazquez

Brooke Scott

Jenifer Garza

Dale Fish

Traci Anderson

Rosanne Clark

Holly Cajigas

Maria Skoytellis

Connie Lynn Merritt

Amber Conaway

Derek Jennings

Heather Wheeler Shaw

Megan Rhyne

Beth Johnson Titus

Melissa Barnes Walker

Angela Janisse

Tracy Heyer

Morgan Alexandra

Nelle Bailey

2/21/19

Jill Nauyokas

Be Schwerin

Jenifer Garza

Nacole Patrick

Kellina Fernell Murphy

Nicole Blaha

Christy Hawkes

April Ashcraft

Karen Bondehagen

Stevie Rosson

Priscilla Shimp

Harley Magoon

Melissa Mae

Bea Patrick

Kayla Hernandez

Derek Michelle Polk

Jean Simmons Homfeld

Patricia Oehlert Vazquez

Stephanie Marie Walls

Shannon Scott

2/22/19

April Ashcraft

Alyssa DiFazio

Tiffany Greene Elliott

Jill Nauyokas

Eleazar Ruiz

Marilyn Wall

JR Eddington

Ashley Agner

Jennifer Ramlet

Maria Bouchard

Brandy Marie

Britta Brown Lawson

Mike Adamski

Jeremy Mclaughlin

Dawn Raasch

Sarah Harrison

Kendra George

Althea Thomas

Eva Biggs

Kathleen Hickman

2/23/19

Jill Nauyokas

Jenifer Garza

Amber Chandler

Christy Marie

Joann Tompkins-Winborn

Jakara Jaxn

Alicia Johnson

Josephine Casey

Thalia BinBunz

Angela Janisse

Diane Hamric

Donna Porter

Karen Brunet Moore

Dale Fish

Lori Sexton Leal

Alexis Maureen

Tonya Velazquez

Brooke Scott

Thomas Ryan Gan

Rosanne Clark

Shannon Scott

2/24/19

Andrea Timms-Hill

Kim Avery

Jill Nauyokas

Vickie Gipson

Brandy Marie

Carl Buddy Mizell

Geri Rus

Adaria Johnson

Rebecca Hueller Crum

Dale Fish

Brandi K Chaney

Wayne Gallas

Jennifer Alford

Angela Janisse

Christy Marie

Jennifer Ramlet

Sarah Bellestri Shih

Pam Johnson Rowland

Alisa Jones

Kimberly Snyder

Be sure to watch both of our FaceBook pages for your chance to win and enter again next week, with questions posted daily on HealthInsurance4Everyone or at Health & Life Solutions, LLC!!

Remember that if you try your hand at answering the Trivia Question several days each week, your odds of winning the Sunday weekly drawing are much better.

Also note that a number of the posted answers each day are from contestants who have forgotten to “Like” one of our pages, so their names WILL NOT be entered at the end week drawing for the gift card, giving our fans a better chance!

You may also find that if you “Like” BOTH of the business pages, you will receive faster notifications of the other players as they post their answers to compete with you!

—————————————————————-

At Health Insurance 4 Everyone, we not only want to improve our customer service but also interact with our customers on a social media level that wasn’t available before. Interested in connecting with us? Look us up on….

Twitter: Healthinsurane4 (Follow Us On Twitter To Receive Faster Notifications When Daily Trivia Questions Posted, & To Be Immediately Notified When Weekly AmEX Gift Card Winners Are Announced!!)

Click-On for LinkedIn To Follow Our Posts: LinkedIn

Like us on facebook: HealthInsurance4Everyone or Health & Life Solutions, LLC

Over 54,000 Combined Fans/Followers To Our Social Media Sites, & We’re Growing Daily!

Follow Mark Shuster, Founder/Owner at Health & Life Solutions, LLC for daily health tips!

Mark Shuster FaceBook Link

Follow our word press blog and read about everything from health insurance and reform news to healthy living and current events!

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What Happens To The Obamacare Tax Penalties Now?

The GOP pulled its Obamacare replacement bill before it could go to a vote on Friday, March 24th. Now what? Is that the end of Trump’s promise to repeal and replace the ‘Affordable’ Care Act (ACA) ? Will politicians draft another bill?

There are a lot of questions, and most of the answers are forthcoming. What we do know is that the ACA remains in place as written. Nothing has changed.¹

Subsidies remain in effect and available to those who qualify for them. Essential health benefits will stay in place. Nobody can be denied coverage. Children may remain on a parent’s health insurance plan until age 26. The law, as written, remains the law.

The individual mandate is still in effect … but is it really?

If passed as written, the recently GOP-proposed American Health Care Act (AHCA) would have abolished the individual and employer mandates and their respective penalties, retroactive beginning with 2016.²

But the AHCA didn’t pass—again, there wasn’t even a vote—which leaves many to wonder:

Will the Trump administration enforce the shared responsibility provision, which is part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act enacted on March 23, 2010 (i.e., PPACA, ACA, Obamacare)?

As consumers file their 2016 taxes, will those who went without health insurance and didn’t qualify for an exemption owe a penalty?

The existing healthcare reform law requires taxpayers to show that they have minimum essential coverage, which includes but is not limited to Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, CHIP, and private health insurance obtained through an employer or the individual market.³ This has not changed.

Most commonly, providing evidence of minimum essential coverage means checking a box on line 61 on page two of your individual income tax return.⁴If the box goes unchecked, your tax return could be rejected—at least, that was the case until recently, and here is where some might become confused.

Will 2016 penalties be enforced this tax season?

The IRS in February stated that, starting this tax season, it will no longer systematically reject returns on which the taxpayer doesn’t indicate their coverage status.⁵ However, the agency may still follow up with questions. But will the IRS really enforce the individual shared responsibility payment (i.e., Obamacare tax penalty)?

Tara Straw, a senior policy analyst at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, in an interview with NPR reminded consumers that the individual mandate is the law and remains in effect; as such, they should pay the fine unless they qualify for an exemption.⁶ Straw cautioned consumers that “reputable tax preparers” would not advise them to skip the penalty or delay filing because the law could change.⁷

If you have questions about the individual mandate, exemptions, penalties and other tax topics related to healthcare, consult with a tax professional. The IRS also provides ACA information and resources that may be helpful but do not serve as a replacement for professional guidance.

Will there be a 2018 open enrollment?

As it has each year since the ACA’s individual mandate took effect, the open enrollment period for individual health insurance plans effective next year would begin sometime in the fall of this year. However, healthcare experts such as Mary Agnes Carey, question what the market will look like and how aggressively the Trump administration will promote it.⁸

This is the time of year when health insurance companies decide whether or not they will participate in the individual market and what plans they will offer.⁹ As the Associated Press reports, “What kinds of plans will be available and how much they will cost will depend on a few key decisions by insurers and regulators in the coming weeks.”¹⁰

What about those who need coverage now?

We encourage consumers to discuss their health insurance options with a licensed producer who can help them explore the plan types available to them.

And, again, all tax-related questions should be directed to a tax professional.

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Visit IRS.gov for an ACA Tax Provision Q&A View IRS Help & Resources Page

¹Mathews, Anna Wilde and Melanie Evans. “Health Insurers Wrestle with Next Steps as GOP Bill Fails.” The Wall Street Journal. March 24, 2017. https://www.wsj.com/articles/health-care-sector-faces-uncertainties-regardless-of-house-bills-fate-1490380594

²Hiltzik, Michael. “Column: The GOP’s Obamacare Repeal Plan is Out—And It’s Even Worse Than Anyone Expected.” LA Times. March 6, 2017. http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-obamacare-repeal-20170306-story.html

³Erb, Kelly Phillips. “IRS Softens on Obamacare Reporting Requirements After Trump Executive Order.” Forbes. Feb. 16, 2017. https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2017/02/16/irs-softens-on-obamacare-reporting-requirements-after-trump-executive-order

⁴Ibid.

⁵Ibid.

⁶Andrews, Michelle. Health Shots. “Even If You Expect Obamacare to be Repealed, Don’t Skip Paying Tax Penalty Now.” NPR. Feb. 8, 2017. http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/02/08/513755719/even-if-you-expect-obamacare-to-be-repealed-dont-skip-paying-tax-penalty-now

⁷Ibid.

⁸Martin, Michel. All Things Considered. “What Does Failed Repeal of Affordable Care Act Mean for Current Health Care Law?” NPR. March 25, 2017. http://www.npr.org/2017/03/25/521517124/what-does-failed-repeal-of-affordable-care-act-mean-for-current-health-care-law

⁹The Associated Press. “Now What? Options for Consumers as Health Law Drama Fades.” The New York Times. March 25, 2017. https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/03/25/us/ap-us-health-overhaul-what-now.html?_r=0

¹⁰Ibid.

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At Health Insurance 4 Everyone, we not only want to improve our customer service but also interact with our customers on a social media level that was not available before. Interested in connecting with us? Look us up on….

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