by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 26, 2016 | Health Care .gov
The Chicago Tribune reports: “One of the nation’s largest health insurance companies plans to enter the Obamacare marketplace in the Chicago area for the first time, bringing new competition as other insurers exit or go out of business. The Tribune has...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 20, 2016 | Health Care .gov, Health Insurance News
AHIP reports: “States are facing a shortage of physicians in primary care, psychiatry, obstetrics and gynecology, and general surgery, according to a new AHIP data brief. This analysis looked at the ratio of these physicians to the population and found several...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 20, 2016 | Health Insurance News
The Chicago Tribune reports: “Land of Lincoln Health’s insurance coverage for its individual enrollees will end Oct. 1, according to the Illinois Department of Insurance. The agency posted the news on Land of Lincoln’s website. A green banner now...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 20, 2016 | Affordable Care Act
The Chicago Sun-Times reports: “The state’s shutdown of its three-year-old Land of Lincoln Health was no surprise, observers say, coming amidst a nationwide trail of failures of nonprofit alternative insurers set up under the Affordable Care Act. Those insurers...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 14, 2016 | Affordable Care Act
Crains Chicago Business reports: “In another nod to primary rival Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton is proposing to increase federal money for community health centers and outlining steps to expand access to health care across the nation. Clinton’s campaign...