by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
Hospitals play a pivotal role in the U.S. healthcare system, accounting for a significant portion of national health expenditures. In 2023, spending on hospital care reached $1.5 trillion, representing nearly one-third (31%) of total healthcare spending. This...
by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 23, 2019 | Health Insurance Cost, Health Insurance News
Forbes.com reports: “As if hospitals and health systems didn’t have enough emerging threats with big well capitalized publicly-traded insurance companies and drugstore chains developing primary care clinics and urgent care centers in their backyards. Now come...
by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 15, 2019 | Medicaid
Watchdog.org reports: “They aren’t offering Uberlances or AmbuLyfts, but Uber and Lyft are among ride-sharing apps that are offering Florida lawmakers potential savings in costs if they are permitted to provide Medicaid patients with non-emergency medical...
by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 15, 2019 | Medicare
Axios reports: “Bernie Sanders’ “Medicare for All” push has upended Democratic politics almost as thoroughly as it would upend the health care system. Why it matters: The coverage most of us are used to — private insurance through the workplace...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
ABC Action News reports: “TAMPA, Fla. — Starting next Wednesday, hospitals will be required to post master lists of prices for their services online. The new federal rule is aimed at educating patients and creating competition. But the ABC Action News I-Team has...
