Small Business Health Insurance Offers a Better Deal for Many than Individual Coverage, According to eHealth Report

by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 26, 2019 | Health Insurance Cost

Insurance News Net reports: “SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Today eHealth, Inc.(NASDAQ: EHTH) (eHealth.com) released a report on 2018 small business health insurance costs and trends among groups with fewer than 30 employees, along with...

Most Short-Term Health Plans Don’t Cover Drug Treatment or Prescription Drugs, and None Cover Maternity Care

by Eriksen Insurance | May 8, 2018 | Individual Health Insurance, Short Term Insurance

KFF reports: “A new Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of short-term, limited duration health plans for sale through two major national online brokers finds big gaps in the benefits they offer. Through an executive order and proposed new regulations, the Trump...

You think your health insurance costs too much. Try being a farmer.

by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 11, 2017 | Health Insurance Cost

Crains Chicago Business reports: “John Kiefner, who farms 500 acres of hay in exurban Will County, has had health insurance from five companies in the past four years. One of them wouldn’t allow his wife and him to visit any of their own doctors. Another...

Aetna may offer customers a free Apple Watch as a perk

by Eriksen Insurance | Aug 18, 2017 | Family Health Insurance

Yahoo Finance reports: “Health insurer Aetna is already giving its workers free Apple Watches (plus a handful of regular customers), but it now looks ready to expand those bonuses to everyone. CNBCsources understand that Aetna is in talks with Apple to offer a...

What will you see on Obamacare exchange for 2017? Details start to emerge

by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 31, 2016 | 2017 Open Enrollment

The Chicago Tribune reports: “Though full details won’t be released until later this month, some information is starting to trickle out about what Illinois residents will and won’t find when they shop for health insurance on the...