by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 2, 2013 | Insurance Reform
NBC News reports: “Twenty-four states now have been approved to set up their own health insurance exchanges, just seven months before people can start to enroll. That leaves the federal government to run 26 exchanges according to its own rules. No one’s quite...
by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 11, 2012 | Insurance Reform
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s secretly videoed remarks regarding the number of Americans “dependent upon government” have sparked a great deal of debate over who in the public receives what from the state. The Census Bureau’s latest figures confirm...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 31, 2011 | Insurance Reform, Medicare
USA Today reports: “Controversy over Medicare and Medicaid is back in the headlines. That’s not new. Friday is the 45th anniversary since Medicare went into effect in 1966. Since then, they have been changed many times. Now, politicians are divided over...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 31, 2011 | Health Insurance Cost, Health Laws, Insurance Reform
Bradenton.com reports: “The nation’s health care tab is on track to hit $4.6 trillion in 2020, accounting for about $1 of every $5 in the economy, government number crunchers estimate in a report released Thursday. How much is that? Including government...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 31, 2011 | Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Illinois Health Insurance
Illinois Health Agents reports: “Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) announced the launch of 2 new child-only health insurance policies: Blue PathwaySM and BlueChoice PathwaySM. These new products provide coverage for children ages 1 through 18, who...
