by Eriksen Insurance | Dec 20, 2013 | Health Laws, Health Reform
Chicago Health Care reports: “Chicago’s best known hospitals don’t accept many of the health plans sold on the new insurance marketplace that’s part of the nation’s health care law, and consumer advocates are worried patients will get...
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 | Oct 25, 2013 | Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Exchange
Crain’s Chicago Business reports: “Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Illinois is aggressively pricing its health plans on the new insurance exchange, according to a Crain’s analysis, as the state’s dominant insurer makes a bold grab for more...
by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 23, 2013 | Health Reform
CBS News reports: “For many American workers Oct. 1 marks the beginning of open enrollment, when employees make benefits elections for the coming year. This is the time to make new choices or confirm existing elections on the menu of your company’s health...
