by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 30, 2017 | Affordable Care Act
The Chicago Tribune reports: “The Trump administration informed a federal appeals court on Friday that the government would immediately halt payments to insurers that help millions of lower-income Americans afford coverage under the Affordable Care Act,...
by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 19, 2017 | Affordable Care Act, Health Laws
The NY Times reports: “The Trump administration is slashing spending on advertising and promotion for enrollment under the Affordable Care Act, a move some critics charged was a blatant attempt to sabotage the law. Officials with the Department of Health and...
by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 19, 2017 | Affordable Care Act
Yahoo Finance reports: “Welcome to Fix My Finances, a Yahoo Finance personal finance series. Each episode, we take a look at one viewer’s financial state of affairs and offer advice, insight and information on a variety of issues, including how to save more,...
by Eriksen Insurance | Aug 18, 2017 | Affordable Care Act
Crain’s Chicago Business reports: “Around this time of year, many human resources executives and brokers are putting the finishing touches on health insurance plans they’ll offer to employees in the fall. They face tough questions: Will rising costs...
by Eriksen Insurance | Aug 18, 2017 | Affordable Care Act, Health Care .gov
CNN Money reports: “In November 2015, Tina Heck was in her garage lifting 40-pound bags of wood pellets to fuel her heating stove, when something went very wrong with her back. “The next day, I could barely walk,” said the 55-year-old who lives on an...
by Eriksen Insurance | Aug 4, 2017 | Affordable Care Act, Blue Cross and Blue Shield
The Chicago Tribune reports: “Health insurers want to raise premiums next year for Illinois consumers who buy coverage through the Obamacare exchange — in many cases citing uncertainty surrounding the health care law as a reason for the proposed jumps. Average...