HHS Ensures Consumers Get Better Value for Their Health Insurance Dollar

by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 20, 2012 | Insurance Reform

Insurance News Net reports: “WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that consumers will soon begin receiving unprecedented information on the value of their health insurance coverage, and...

Bishops Will Sue Feds Over Contraception Rule

by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 24, 2012 | Health Laws

Kaiser Health News reports: “The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is promising a legal challenge to federal rules the Obama administration reaffirmed Friday requiring health insurers to provide women with a range of preventive health services,...

Uninsured turn to deal sites for health care

by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 3, 2012 | Heath Care Costs

Benefitspro reports: “NEW YORK (AP) — The last time Mark Stella went to the dentist he didn’t need an insurance card. Instead, he pulled out a Groupon. Stella, a small business owner, canceled his health insurance plan more than three years ago when his...

Employers Skeptical of Health Care Reform, But Few Project Dropping Health Insurance Coverage

by Eriksen Insurance | Dec 8, 2011 | Insurance Reform

NEW YORK, Dec. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — “Even in an environment of uncertainty about the future of health care reform, a majority of employers surveyed (56 percent) say that they are likely to continue to offer employer-sponsored health insurance after...

Employees paying more for worse health care

by Eriksen Insurance | Nov 22, 2011 | Heath Care Costs, Insurance Reform

Report shows health care costs outpaces income growth Premiums for employer-sponsored family health insurance increased by 50 percent from 2003 to 2010, and the annual amount that employees pay toward their insurance increased by 63 percent as businesses required...