by Eriksen Insurance | Aug 21, 2018 | Illinois Health Insurance
American Thinker reports: “Illinois HB 2624, introduced by Representative Laura Fine, limits the duration of short-term health insurance plans to 181 days. The intent of HB 2624 is to ensure that healthier people do not enroll in the short-term health insurance...
by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 6, 2017 | Health Insurance News, Illinois Health Insurance
Crain’s Chicago Business reports: “The state budget stalemate, which has stretched on for nearly two years, is putting lives on the line, according to emotional testimony out of the Illinois House yesterday. That’s because the state’s now $12.6...
by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 8, 2017 | Illinois, Illinois Health Insurance
Crain’s Chicago Business reports: “Hospitals and doctors treating patients on the state payroll are now owed a collective $4.3 billion, Democratic Comptroller Susana Mendoza highlights in a new report that reflects a “lawless fiscal climate.”...
by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 10, 2015 | Illinois Health Insurance
Crains Chicago Business reports: “The first year for Illinois’ only co-op health insurance program could be charitably termed as troubled. Established as part of Obamacare, Land of Lincoln Healthaimed to increase competition on the state’s new health...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 12, 2015 | Exchange, Illinois, Illinois Health Insurance
The Quad-City Times reports: “An 11th-hour bid to establish a state-based health insurance exchange fell short Wednesday when the Illinois House adjourned for the remainder of the year without bringing the matter for a vote. Against the backdrop of a federal...
by Eriksen Insurance | Dec 17, 2014 | Affordable Care Act, Illinois, Illinois Health Insurance
The Chicago Tribune reports: “Tns of thousands of Illinois residents will sign up for coverage under Obamacare over the next few months. Many of them wouldn’t be able to afford the insurance without a federal subsidy to help pay the premiums. Those...