by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 27, 2015 | Health Insurance Cost, Illinois
Crain’s Chicago Business reports: “Proving that no one is immune to the changes sweeping the health care industry, two of Chicago’s most prestigious teaching hospitals are being dinged by insurance companies trying to control costs. Humana is ending...
by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 26, 2015 | Heath Care Costs
Yahoo Finance reports: “Wikimedia Commons A Staples storefront. Part-time Staples workers are furious that they could be fired for working more than 25 hours a week. The company implemented the policy to avoid paying benefits under the Affordable Care...
by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 10, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, Health Care .gov
The New York Times reports: “WHEN Karen Pineman of Manhattan received notice that her longtime health insurance policy didn’t comply with the Affordable Care Act’s requirements, she gamely set about shopping for a new policy through the public marketplace. After...
by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 10, 2015 | Health Reform, Insurance Reform
Kaiser Health News reports: “Elizabeth and Britt Harmon struggled for years to have a child, and were thrilled when their son Orin was born in February 2013. But they were unprepared for the medical problems that then upended the Brooksville, Maine couple’s...
by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 10, 2015 | Affordable Care Act
Bloomberg View reports: “If you got health insurance subsidies last year, and you’re worried that you got too much in federal tax credits and will be faced with a huge tax bill for repayment, then you can worry a little less: The IRS says that people who...