by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 23, 2013 | Insurance Reform
AHIP Coverage reports: “Given recent attention on the impact of health care reform on health care costs and premiums, we wanted to share the following facts: The impact the ACA will have on premiums will vary considerably depending on a where a person lives,...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 12, 2013 | Heath Care Costs
Benefits Pro reports: “More employers are trying to assuage worker concerns about how much of their salary goes to their health coverage by pegging the cost of coverage to salary ranges. This trend was noted by Mercer in a study of how companies were managing...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 10, 2013 | Insurance Reform
Bloomberg Businessweek reports: “A growing number of small businesses have tried to reduce their health-care costs in recent years by replacing traditional insurance with self-insured plans. That means that instead of buying policies from big insurers such as...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
Insurance News Net reports: “U.S. businesses pay $6,000 per year extra for each employee who smokes compared with someone who has never smoked cigarettes, researchers say. Lead author Micah Berman, an assistant professor of health services management and policy...
by Eriksen Insurance | May 30, 2013 | Medicaid
Benefits Pro reports: “Medicaid is poised to expand in a big way — thanks to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act — but just who is going to treat those new patients? That’s the major flaw of Medicaid expansion, according to new analysis from...
