by Eriksen Insurance | Dec 19, 2011 | Illinois
The Courier-News reports: “By a 6-2 vote Wednesday afternoon, the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board refused permission to build the long-proposed Mercy Crystal Lake Hospital. After a late lunch break, the board also expected to make a final...
by Eriksen Insurance | Aug 22, 2011 | Health Laws, Illinois
Recently, Illinois has had a Legislate Session. The resulting laws that have been signed are outlined here. These laws are particularly important if you are: In or starting Clinical Cancer Trials or using an Oral Cancer Drugs Recently diagnosed with Diabetes At a high...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 31, 2011 | Illinois
The Northwest Herald reports: A state board made it clear Tuesday that its members don’t think McHenry County needs another hospital. The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board turned down separate requests from Centegra Health System and Mercy Health...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 8, 2011 | Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Health Laws, Illinois, Illinois Health Insurance
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois reports: “Implementation Update: Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act [All Markets] Beginning today, June 1, 2011, the Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act (PA 96-1513) takes...
by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 6, 2011 | Health Laws, Illinois, Illinois Health Insurance
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on March 17 named Illinois Insurance Director Michael McRaith as the first director of the Federal Insurance Office (FIO), a non-regulatory federal source of insurance expertise created by the Dodd-Frank Act. In addition to heading...
by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 3, 2011 | Health Laws, Illinois, Insurance Reform
MedIll reports: The panel struggling to figure out how Illinois will implement federal health care reform, Wednesday released a financially vague roadmap highlighting just how little citizens — and lawmakers — know about how the new law will work in...
