by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 25, 2013 | Heath Care Costs, Insurance Reform
Insurance News Net reports: “ST. LOUIS – President Obama’s ambitious goal that all Americans have access to health care will take a huge step forward this fall with the opening of federal and state insurance exchanges. But it is too soon to tell...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 31, 2013 | Health Laws, Heath Care Costs
Oregon Live reports: “WASHINGTON — Millions of smokers could be priced out of health insurance because of tobacco penalties in President Barack Obama’s health care law, according to experts who are just now teasing out the potential impact of a...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 29, 2013 | Heath Care Costs
Insurance Journal reports: “If you like your 401(k) retirement savings account, you’re going to love what healthcare reform does to your employer-provided health care plan. In a post-Obamacare future, expect more employers to adopt defined contribution...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 29, 2013 | Heath Care Costs
Program Business.com reports: “Health insurance premiums have been rising-and consumers will experience another series of price shocks later this year when some see their premiums skyrocket thanks to the Affordable Care Act, aka ObamaCare. The reason: The...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 25, 2013 | Heath Care Costs
Fox News reports: “While the most sweeping provisions of the health care overhaul have not yet gone into effect, plenty of Americans will still be paying higher insurance premiums this year — as insurance companies try to preemptively cover the cost of a...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 25, 2013 | Heath Care Costs
Employee Benefit Advisor reports: “With every day that goes by, the nation’s employers move a step closer to having to make a decision: Do I play or pay? Employers now have just a little more than one year to prepare themselves and their workforces for the...