by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 29, 2015 | Health Care .gov, Open Enrollment
Open enrollment period for 2016 is November 1st, 2015 to January 31, 2016. You must sign up before December 15, 2015 to get a January 1, 2016 start date. Enrolling though Healthcare.gov can be very difficult and confusing to do by yourself. When you call them...
by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 20, 2015 | Blue Cross and Blue Shield
PR Newswire reports: “Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) and Downers Grove-based, Advocate Health Care, announced today the creation of a unique health plan that promotes high quality care at a low cost for patients. The plan, BlueCare Direct, is...
by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 16, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, Family Health Insurance
NPR reports: “Sure, there’s a deductible with your health insurance. But then what’s the hospital deductible? Your insurer may have multiple deductibles, and it pays to know which apply when. These questions and answers tackle deductibles, whether an...
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 | Jun 25, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, Family Health Insurance
Benefits Pro reports: “A family of four with employer-sponsored health coverage is shelling out substantially more since the advent of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The cost of family coverage also is rising so fast that even this standard...
