PPACA HIT repeal bill gaining steam

by Eriksen Insurance | May 4, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, Health Reform

Benefits Pro reports: “A funding mechanism included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Actis gaining steam in the House of Representatives, leading to a round of huzzahs from the small business community. Because affordable care for all will only be...

Should Pregnancy Be A ‘Qualifying Life Event’ For Insurance Coverage?

by Eriksen Insurance | May 4, 2015 | Family Health Insurance, Individual Health Insurance

Yahoo Health reports: “The average cost of maternity care and delivery without complications is $23,000. With complications, that number jumps steeply. Imagine facing that cost if you’re uninsured? For approximately 13 percent of the over 6 million womenwho...

House Sues Obama Over Health Care Law

by Eriksen Insurance | Dec 17, 2014 | Insurance Reform, Political

Time reports: “”The House has an obligation to stand up for the Constitution” House Republicans sued the Obama Administration on Friday over how it has implemented the health care reform law, taking legal action after threatening to do so for months....

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...