Will employer-sponsored health insurance survive?

by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 3, 2014 | Group Health Insurance

Forbes reports: “Reports from consulting firms don’t normally make national news. Then again, most such reports don’t predict the downfall of the American health care system. Earlier this month, the consulting group McKinsey projected that tens of millions of...

J.D. Power Reports: The Uninsured Remain Underserved by Health Exchanges, As Many Continue to Struggle to Enroll in Healthcare Coverage

by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 21, 2014 | Insurance Reform

Digital Journal reports: “While the Affordable Care Act is designed to reduce cost and increase access to health insurance, many U.S. citizens still are uninsured and underserved due to obstacles not based on cost, such as technical problems and lack of...

Statement on Delay in Some Employers’ Health-Insurance Mandate

by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 18, 2014 | Insurance Reform

The Wall Street Journal reports: ” WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued final regulations implementing the employer responsibility provisions under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that take...

Many exchange health plans exclude Chicago’s top hospitals

by Eriksen Insurance | Dec 20, 2013 | Health Laws, Health Reform

Chicago Health Care reports: “Chicago’s best known hospitals don’t accept many of the health plans sold on the new insurance marketplace that’s part of the nation’s health care law, and consumer advocates are worried patients will get...

Nearly Half Of U.S. Births Are Covered By Medicaid, Study Finds

by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 17, 2013 | Insurance Reform

Kaiser Health News reports: “About half the births in the United States are paid for by Medicaid — a figure higher than previous estimates – and the numbers could increase as the state-federal health insurance program expands under the Affordable Care Act,...