by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 6, 2012 | Insurance Reform
Crains reports By: Andrew Wang March 06, 2012: “The parent of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Illinois booked more than $1 billion in net income in 2011, the second straight year that the Chicago-based company has crossed that milestone. Health Care Service...
by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 16, 2012 | Insurance Reform
Illinois Times reports: “As Illinois and other states rush to implement federal health insurance reforms, consumer advocates say lawmakers shouldn’t allow insurers to make all the decisions. Illinois must create a board to oversee the state’s federally-mandated...
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 9, 2012 | Insurance Reform
The Washington Post reports: “Health reform had a big year in 2010, when it passed Congress and a slew of consumer-friendly provisions came online. And it’ll have another big year in 2014. That’s when the individual mandate kicks in, pre-existing conditions end...
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...