by Eriksen Insurance | Aug 21, 2018 | Heath Care Costs
Morningstar reports: “Many retirement accumulators take pains to dot the i’s and cross the t’s of their retirement plans. They noodle over their portfolios’ asset allocations, carefully calibrate when they’ll begin claiming Social...
by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 21, 2017 | Heath Care Costs, Illinois
Crain’s Chicago Business reports: “More than 60 businesses and other groups are owed at least $10 million apiece by the state, while 13 of them are due $100 million or more. Those owed the most are in health care, including insurers Aetna Better Health and...
by Eriksen Insurance | Aug 24, 2017 | Heath Care Costs
Kaiser Health News reports: “When doctors talk about a new leukemia drug from Novartis, they ooze enthusiasm, using words like “breakthrough,” “revolutionary” and “a watershed moment.” But when they think about how much the therapy is likely to cost, their tone...
by Eriksen Insurance | Aug 18, 2017 | Heath Care Costs, Illinois
Crains Chicago Business reports: “Northwestern Memorial Hospital is the only Illinois medical center to land among the best 20 hospitals nationwide, according to new rankings by U.S. News & World Report. Compared to the previous year’s list, the local...
by Eriksen Insurance | Aug 18, 2017 | Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Heath Care Costs
ACA Times reports: “When it comes to providing healthcare as an employer, cost is a major concern. Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), applicable large employers – organizations with 50 or more full-time employees and full-time equivalent employees — are...
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...
