Insured Through Your Job? Medicaid? The ACA? Here’s What Could Change For You

by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 24, 2017 | Health Insurance News

Yahoo News reports: “It’s even clearer now how much the GOP plan to replace the Affordable Care Act will change health insurance for just about everyone. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office Monday released its estimates of the cost and impact of...

House Republicans release long-awaited ObamaCare replacement bill

by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 8, 2017 | Affordable Care Act, Obamacare

Fox News reports: “House Republicans on Monday evening released the text of their long-awaited ObamaCare replacement bill, proposing to eliminate the various taxes and penalties tied to the original legislation while still preserving certain patient protections....

Got health insurance? That doesn’t mean you’ll be able to pay your medical bills.

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...

Large employers stick with employee health plans, small businesses another story

by Eriksen Insurance | Aug 2, 2016 | Group Health Insurance

Benefits Pro reports: “Large employers continue to believe in the value of sponsored health benefits for employees, despite the options available to them under the Affordable Care Act. But small employers are increasingly choosing to pull out of the health...

In nod to Sanders, Clinton offers new health care proposals

by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 14, 2016 | Affordable Care Act

Crains Chicago Business reports: “In another nod to primary rival Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton is proposing to increase federal money for community health centers and outlining steps to expand access to health care across the nation. Clinton’s campaign...