by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 9, 2011 | Group Health Insurance
The Hill reports: “The number of adults who received health insurance through their employer dipped last month to the lowest rate in three years, according to a new Gallup poll. A new low of 44.8 percent of adults said they got their health insurance through an...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 2, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
In the spring, the Medicare program’s chief actuary predicted that 375,000 people would sign up for the pool plans by the end of the year. Early last month, the Health and Human Services Department reported that just 8,000 people had enrolled. HHS officials...
by Eriksen Insurance | Dec 28, 2010 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
Business News Daily reports: “There’s good news and there’s bad news when it comes to the implications of the new health care law for small businesses. “No doubt, the law does some good things by bringing insurance to people who are sick and couldn’t afford it,...
by Eriksen Insurance | Dec 28, 2010 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
The Christan Science Monitor reports: “In 2010, Obama’s health-care law added annual wellness visits to the range of Medicare benefits. Now, the new provision would include the “voluntary advance care planning” as a part of those annual visits. The Obama...
by Eriksen Insurance | Dec 27, 2010 | Health Laws
Beginning January 1, 2011, the Illinois Department of Insurance (DOI) is requiring that all health insurance carriers use standard health applications in the individual and small group markets. Click the links below to download the final version of these forms for...
