Bemoaning Budget Cuts, Navigators Say Feds Don’t Appreciate Scope Of The Job

by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 21, 2017 | Individual Health Insurance

Kaiser Health News reports: “The Trump administration says many of the organizations that help people enroll in health plans on the federal insurance marketplaces don’t provide enough bang for the buck, sometimes costing thousands of dollars to sign up each...

New CMS rules boost consumer protections in exchange plans

by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 27, 2015 | Exchange, Insurance Reform

Modern Healthcare Reports: “The CMS Friday issued final market rules for 2016 (PDF) for the state and federal insurance exchanges. The regulations include stronger requirements for insurers to provide accessible, reliable information about provider networks and...

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois Offers Assistance to Consumers for Upcoming Open Enrollment

by Eriksen Insurance | Nov 3, 2014 | Insurance Reform

  Insurance News Net reports: “With as many as 1.8 million uninsured in Illinois, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) is mobilizing its resources across the state to help people better understand insurance coverage options and the financial...

Still need to send documents to the Marketplace? If you get a letter this week, time is running out.

by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 3, 2014 | Exchange

Healthcare.gov reports: “We’ve been reaching out to some of you by mail, email, and phone if some information you gave us on your Health Insurance Marketplace application doesn’t match the data we have on file. It’s important that you submit the documents we...

Probe exposes flaws behind HealthCare.gov rollout

by Eriksen Insurance | Aug 6, 2014 | Insurance Reform

Yahoo News reports: “Management failures by the Obama administration set the stage for computer woes that paralyzed the president’s new health care program last fall, nonpartisan investigators said in a report released Wednesday. While the administration...