by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 19, 2011 | Health Insurance Cost
Image by Elix Perth via FlickrFOX Business reports: “Medical claims specialist Becky Stephenson remembers a client who became seriously ill, went to the emergency room and was admitted to the hospital. Fortunately, he had health insurance and a card in his...
by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 14, 2011 | Health Insurance Cost
USA Today reports: “Employer-based health insurance is quickly becoming a thing of the past for millions of American workers, a new report says. Workers are losing jobs that offer health insurance and getting part-time or contract jobs that make finding...
by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 3, 2011 | Health Insurance Cost, Insurance Reform, Uncategorized
When a survey earlier this week found that health insurance premiums had risen 9 percent this year, the usual suspects made their usual arguments. “As this survey shows, the president’s promise that his partisan health law would lower costs was just empty rhetoric,”...
by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 28, 2011 | Health Insurance Cost, Insurance Reform
Forbes reports: “There’s never a slow news day in health-care land. Today, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the American Hospital Association’s Health Research and Educational Trust released their annual Employer Health Benefits survey, which showed that...
by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 23, 2011 | Health Insurance Cost
Benifitspro reports: “Many workers will see their health insurance costs rise less next year than in more than a decade, partly because consumers are dialing back their health care use, a benefits consultant has found. A survey from consultant Mercer of...
by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 16, 2011 | Health Insurance Cost, Insurance Reform
My Suburban Life reports: “Insurance industry officials urged state lawmakers Thursday to let independent insurance agents help clients purchase coverage through Illinois’ future health-benefits exchange. Several said it also would be a good idea for the...
