The Affordable Care Act (section 9010) created an annual fee on certain health insurance providers beginning in 2014. This is often referred to as the “HIT tax” or health insurer tax. The HIT tax was suspended for the 2017 calendar year but it will again be effective as of January 1, 2018. If you will have an insured group health plan in 2018, keep this in mind when you review 2018 rate quotes from health insurers. Here’s Why this is Important Some carriers have estimated that the HIT tax will be about 3% in 2018, although amounts will vary among...