by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 30, 2014 | Illinois Health Insurance
The State Journal-Register reports: “Conflicting federal court rulings Tuesday pose no immediate financial threat for the 168,000 Illinoisans receiving reduced-price health insurance through the federal Affordable Care Act, an aide to Gov. Pat Quinn says. The...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 17, 2013 | Illinois Health Insurance
AARP Blog reports: “For too long, thousands of Illinoisans have not had access to basic health and dental care even when employed. But on May 23rd, the State Senate passed a key legislative measure that will establish the state’s first Health Insurance...
by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 23, 2013 | Illinois Health Insurance
The Chicago Tribune reports: “Illinois has settled on name and website for its new online portal that will allow people to apply for state and federal benefits, including an expanded Medicaid program and a commercial health insurance exchange created under the...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 25, 2013 | Illinois Health Insurance
ILLINOIS: The legislature’s veto session adjourned last week with the Assembly failing to finish its preliminary actions to expand Medicaid under the ACA. The House Appropriations Committee had approved a bill that would have added 520,000 state residents to the...
by Eriksen Insurance | Nov 20, 2012 | Illinois Health Insurance
The Daily Caller reports: “Illinois Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin, the second-ranking Democrat in the Senate, told The Daily Caller that “several” areas of President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act could be “improved” and acknowledged that a “bad result” of the...
by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 24, 2012 | Illinois Health Insurance
Bloomberg Businessweek reports: “Gov. Pat Quinn has less than a month to choose which benefits will be required in basic health insurance plans sold to individuals and small businesses in Illinois under the federal health care law, an important decision that...