by Eriksen Insurance | May 8, 2018 | Individual Health Insurance, Short Term Insurance
KFF reports: “A new Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of short-term, limited duration health plans for sale through two major national online brokers finds big gaps in the benefits they offer. Through an executive order and proposed new regulations, the Trump...
by Eriksen Insurance | May 8, 2018 | Individual Health Insurance, Short Term Insurance
Investopedia reports: “On February 20, 2018, the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor and the Treasury released a proposed rule that would increase the length of coverage for short-term health insurance plans from three months to 364 days. They...
by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 21, 2017 | Individual Health Insurance
Kaiser Health News reports: “The Trump administration says many of the organizations that help people enroll in health plans on the federal insurance marketplaces don’t provide enough bang for the buck, sometimes costing thousands of dollars to sign up each...
by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 8, 2017 | Individual Health Insurance
The Miami Herald reports: “Hospitals around the country are reporting record levels of debt on their books from an unlikely source: patients with health care coverage. As health insurers and employers have shifted health care costs to patients through high...
by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 28, 2016 | Affordable Care Act, Individual Health Insurance
Star Tribune Business reports: ” UnitedHealthcare is facing competition this year in Atlanta and Chicago from a new name in health insurance — a carrier that’s actually one of its subsidiaries. For the first time, individual shoppers are buying coverage from...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 26, 2016 | Individual Health Insurance, Open Enrollment
According to United Healthcare, Broker Connection Special Edition: “On Dec. 28, 2015, the IRS announced that it is granting an automatic extension for the 2015 information returns required of insurers, employers and certain other providers of Minimum Essential...