by Eriksen Insurance | Dec 28, 2011 | Heath Care Costs
Benefitspro reports: “The cost of prescription medicines used by millions of people every day is about to plummet. The next 14 months will bring generic versions of seven of the world’s 20 best-selling drugs, including the top two: cholesterol fighter...
by Eriksen Insurance | Dec 19, 2011 | Illinois
The Courier-News reports: “By a 6-2 vote Wednesday afternoon, the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board refused permission to build the long-proposed Mercy Crystal Lake Hospital. After a late lunch break, the board also expected to make a final...
by Eriksen Insurance | Dec 7, 2011 | Heath Care Costs
AARP reports: The first generic version of the world’s top-selling drug, the cholesterol-lowering Lipitor, is due to come on the market Dec. 1. Drug market analysts have long speculated on the strategies Lipitor’s manufacturer, Pfizer, might use to hold on...
by Eriksen Insurance | Nov 28, 2011 | Insurance Reform
Business Insurance reports: “THERE IS GOOD NEWS and there is bad news in the latest Mercer L.L.C. analysis of group health care plan costs. The bad news: Even in a down economy, group health care costs continue to rise, climbing by an average of 6.1% in 2011....
by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 21, 2011 | Insurance Reform
Huffpost Politics reports: “WASHINGTON — Fewer than 34,000 Americans have signed up for a health care reform program designed to insure the uninsurable until the new law’s broader provisions take effect in 2014. Enrollment in the Pre-Existing...
