by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 27, 2012 | Medicare
Crains Chicago Business reports: “More than two dozen Illinois hospitals face Medicare cuts totaling as much as $19 million next year under the new federal health care law because too many of their patients are being readmitted for heart attacks and other...
by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 24, 2012 | Insurance Reform
Insurance News Net reports: “Feb. 22–The Affordable Care Act was meant to be a salve for employer-sponsored health insurance costs. The law offers small businesses a carrot for helping employees get health insurance. It also waves a stick at larger...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 30, 2012 | Insurance Reform
Benefits Pro reports: “One of the most popular provisions of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul — consumer-friendly summaries of what your insurance plan covers — suddenly seems to be at risk. Consumer groups say it’s not Republican...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 24, 2012 | Insurance Reform
Peter Frost of The Chicago Tribune reports: “United Security Life and Health Insurance Co. lost money in 2009. The next two years weren’t much better. So when it came time for the small Bedford Park-based insurer to set health care premiums in 2012, it...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 19, 2012 | Health Insurance Cost, Heath Care Costs
Benefitspro reports: “Is health-care relief finally in sight? Health spending stabilized as a share of the nation’s economy in 2010 after two back-to-back years of historically low growth, the government reported Monday. Experts debated whether it’s...
