Annual family health costs hit nearly $25K

by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 25, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, Family Health Insurance

Benefits Pro reports: “A family of four with employer-sponsored health coverage is shelling out substantially more since the advent of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The cost of family coverage also is rising so fast that even this standard...

President Obama Rates Affordable Care Act 8 Out of 10

by Eriksen Insurance | May 4, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, Young Adults

Yahoo News reports: “When Dr. Richard Besser, ABC News’ chief health and medical editor, sat down with President Obama yesterday, the conversation focused on the health impact of climate change, gun control, and the Affordable Care Act. Besser asked the...

Should Pregnancy Be A ‘Qualifying Life Event’ For Insurance Coverage?

by Eriksen Insurance | May 4, 2015 | Family Health Insurance, Individual Health Insurance

Yahoo Health reports: “The average cost of maternity care and delivery without complications is $23,000. With complications, that number jumps steeply. Imagine facing that cost if you’re uninsured? For approximately 13 percent of the over 6 million womenwho...

More than 100,000 in SC could lose health insurance if Supreme Court rules against subsidies

by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 22, 2015 | Health Care .gov, Insurance Reform, Political

The State reports: “Tim Liszewski didn’t have health insurance for a decade before signing up for a subsidized policy through the Affordable Care Act’s federal marketplace last year. He likely will be uninsured again if the U.S. Supreme Court rules federal...

Ready for a 255% premium hike?

by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 2, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, Subsidy

Benefits Pro reports: “Supreme Court ruling killing PPACA subsidies may cause premiums to skyrocket. If the U.S. Supreme Court rules that federal subsidies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act are invalid, 7.5 million Americans could face an...