by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 25, 2013 | Health Reform, Insurance Reform
The Chicago Sun Times reports: “If you light up, prepare to get burned with higher premiums when buying insurance in the new health insurance marketplaces. Under rules of the Affordable Care Act, in Illinois and most other states, insurers can charge smokers and...
by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 25, 2013 | Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Exchange, Insurance Reform
The New York Times reports: “On the first day that people could buy coverage under the federal health care law last week, the chief executive of Independence Blue Cross in Philadelphia had just learned that his company’s plans were the area’s least expensive...
by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 17, 2013 | Insurance Reform
Kaiser Health News reports: “About half the births in the United States are paid for by Medicaid — a figure higher than previous estimates – and the numbers could increase as the state-federal health insurance program expands under the Affordable Care Act,...
by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 3, 2013 | Insurance Reform
The IRS reports: “Basic Information 1. What is the individual shared responsibility provision? Under the Affordable Care Act, the federal government, state governments, insurers, employers and individuals are given shared responsibility to reform and improve the...
by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 3, 2013 | Insurance Reform
US Small Business Administration reports: “Under the Affordable Care Act, the government, insurers, employers, and individuals share in the responsibility to improve the availability, quality, and affordability of health insurance coverage. The individual...
by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 3, 2013 | Insurance Reform
Kaiser Health News reports: “As employers and insurance companies shift more health costs into workers’ pockets, hospitals are making a discovery. The pockets aren’t bottomless. “The number of accounts that we’re seeing that relate to these high-deductible plans...
