by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 4, 2014 | Insurance Reform
Insurance News Net reports: “Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says health insurance premiums are likely to increase in 2015. Sebelius’s comments came Wednesday during a hearing of the House Committee on Ways and Means about the White...
by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 4, 2014 | Group Health Insurance, Insurance Reform
Benefitspro reports: “Only a quarter of employers are certain they will still be offering company-sponsored health insurance a decade from now. That’s down from 38 percent in 2010 and 73 percent in 2007, according to a survey by Towers Watson and the National...
by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 2, 2014 | Insurance Reform
Insurance News Net reports: “The rumblings of employees dissatisfied with the value of employer-sponsored health benefits are getting louder. But are the grumblings loud enough for employees to put their money where their mouths are? Are employees willing to...
by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 2, 2014 | Insurance Reform
Healthcare Daily reports: “Annual net income for the parent company of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Illinois fell well below the $1 billion mark for the first time since 2009, in part because the insurance giant is setting aside money to offset expected...
by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 2, 2014 | Insurance Reform
Benefits Pro reports: “How much are consumers actually paying for insurance now that Obamacare is here? That’s what private exchange operator eHealth wanted to find out. And with its new research, it found unless you have subsidies, health insurance on the...
by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 18, 2014 | Insurance Reform
The Wall Street Journal reports: ” WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued final regulations implementing the employer responsibility provisions under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that take...