by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 23, 2012 | Insurance Reform
BenefitsPro reports: “More young employees are taking an interest in workplace benefits, but employers may not be realizing it, a study from MetLife finds. More than half of surveyed employees (58 percent) say benefits are an important retention driver—highest...
by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 28, 2012 | Heath Care Costs
Washington Post reports: “New research shows that more Americans are turning to the emergency room for routine dental problems. A study released Tuesday by the Pew Center on the States found that going to the ER often costs 10 times more than preventive care and...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 19, 2012 | Insurance Reform
Yahoo News reports: “In an environment where jobs are hard to find, the Obama administration has thrown more than 100,000 health insurance agents and brokers under the bus and given them the gift of an unemployment line just before the holidays. To make matters...
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 | Oct 27, 2011 | Insurance Reform
Insurance News Net reports: “WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court could decide as early as Nov. 10 whether to hear a challenge to President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul this term. Federal appeals court rulings on health care from Atlanta, Cincinnati...
