by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 28, 2016 | Affordable Care Act, Exchange, Health Insurance News, Insurance Reform
According to News Max Finance: ” Well, the hammer has fallen: The largest health insurer in the U.S. has started pulling out of select Obamacare exchanges. Five months ago UnitedHealth, which had been singing sunny songs to investors about its bright future on...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 26, 2016 | Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance News, Individual Health Insurance
According to Bloomberg Business: “Humana Inc. is the latest insurer to run into trouble in Obamacare’s individual health-insurance markets. The health insurer said that it probably won’t collect enough money to cover costs for some customers who bought...
by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 20, 2015 | Exchange, Insurance Reform
Crain’s Chicago Business reports: “Kraft Heinz Co., which counts Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. as its largest shareholder, is pushing some of its retirees to health exchanges as the company cuts expenses. The foodmaker is eliminating some...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 13, 2015 | Health Insurance Cost
Benefits Pro reports: “As more organizations study the Cadillac tax’s implications, it’s becoming clearer that even plans more along the lines of a Ford Focus could trigger the payment. And while there’s growing opposition to the tax, with pressure on the Obama...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 25, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, Illinois
Crain’s Chicago Business reports: “There’s more than a touch of absurdity in the way an industry fee in President Barack Obama’s health care law is being passed along to state taxpayers. As Alice in Wonderland might say, a curious tax just got...