by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 14, 2016 | Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Heath Care Costs
The Chicago Tribune reports: “Illinois residents who buy Blue Cross and Blue Shield health care coverage through the state insurance exchange may be in for Obamacare sticker shock, if proposed rate hikes by the largest insurers in Texas and Oklahoma are any...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 14, 2016 | Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Newswire reports: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas (BCBS), which insures approximately 603,000 individual Texas policyholders, announced a proposal to raise premiums on three popular Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) plans by almost 60 percent. The rate hike...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 14, 2016 | Affordable Care Act
Insurance News net reports: The Obama administration wants to limit consumers’ use of short-term insurance plans, which a growing number of Americans have been buying in response to the Affordable Care Act’s requirements to have health coverage. This...
by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 28, 2016 | Affordable Care Act, Health Care .gov
Live Insurance News reports: ” The Obama administration will now use the number of included doctors and hospitals in the ratings. In response to complaints from consumers with respect to the way health insurance plans are rated on the exchanges, the Obama...
by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 28, 2016 | Affordable Care Act, Individual Health Insurance
Star Tribune Business reports: ” UnitedHealthcare is facing competition this year in Atlanta and Chicago from a new name in health insurance — a carrier that’s actually one of its subsidiaries. For the first time, individual shoppers are buying coverage from...
