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...
by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 27, 2015 | Insurance Reform
ILLINOIS: The legislature is set to begin debating several measures that would mandate coverage of certain benefits or access to certain providers. H.B. 120 and H.B. 122 would require coverage of intravenous feedings and prescription nutritional supplements. S.B. 97...
by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 10, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, Health Care .gov
The New York Times reports: “WHEN Karen Pineman of Manhattan received notice that her longtime health insurance policy didn’t comply with the Affordable Care Act’s requirements, she gamely set about shopping for a new policy through the public marketplace. After...
by Eriksen Insurance | Dec 17, 2014 | Young Adults
Kaiser Health News reports: “For young people, turning 21 is generally a reason to celebrate reaching adulthood. If they’re insured through the federal health insurance marketplace that operates in about three dozen states, however, their birthday could mean a...
by Eriksen Insurance | Nov 3, 2014 | Health Care .gov, Insurance Reform
Gov Info Security reports: “A watchdog agency says the Internal Revenue Service needs to put into place additional procedures to ensure that Obamacare health insurance exchanges properly safeguard consumer tax information. Under the Affordable Care Act –...