by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 11, 2016 | Affordable Care Act, Family Health Insurance, Health Insurance News, Heath Care Costs
Investors Business Daily Reports: “Socialist Medicine: Canadians love their hockey and have historically been happy with their government-run health care system. Hockey is thriving. The country’s health care system, though, is a wreck and getting worse. It...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 13, 2015 | Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Health Insurance Cost
Crain’s Chicago Business reports: “In health insurance, as in so many businesses, it helps to be big. Larger insurers enjoy many advantages over smaller rivals. They have more clout in pricing negotiations with doctors and hospitals, greater economies of...
by Eriksen Insurance | May 4, 2015 | Health Care .gov, Individual Health Insurance, Insurance Reform
CNN reports: “Gov. Chris Christie attempted to position himself as the likely candidate most willing to take on entitlement reform when he delivered a 40-minute speech on the issue in New Hampshire on Tuesday. The New Jersey Republican, who kicked off a four-day...
by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 27, 2015 | Insurance Reform
Investor’s Business Daily reports: “This year, as many as 6 million taxpayers will learn that they now owe a “Shared Responsibility Payment” because they didn’t have health insurance last year. The SRP is a clumsy euphemism for the...
by Eriksen Insurance | Dec 17, 2014 | Affordable Care Act, Illinois, Illinois Health Insurance
The Chicago Tribune reports: “Tns of thousands of Illinois residents will sign up for coverage under Obamacare over the next few months. Many of them wouldn’t be able to afford the insurance without a federal subsidy to help pay the premiums. Those...