by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 27, 2015 | Health Insurance Cost, Illinois
Crain’s Chicago Business reports: “Proving that no one is immune to the changes sweeping the health care industry, two of Chicago’s most prestigious teaching hospitals are being dinged by insurance companies trying to control costs. Humana is ending...
by Eriksen Insurance | Nov 3, 2014 | Insurance Reform
Benefits Pro reports: “Apple’s recent moves in the health and wellness technology segment are not yet on the level of game-changers such as the iPod and the iPhone. But the coming release of the Apple Watch and the company’s HealthKit app has people talking —...
by Eriksen Insurance | Nov 20, 2013 | Health Laws
Reuters reports: “A top U.S. health insurer gave the first detailed view of how the problem-plagued rollout of President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law is affecting the industry, saying on Wednesday it had cut its enrollment forecasts by at least...
by Eriksen Insurance | Nov 1, 2013 | FSA, Insurance Reform, Uncategorized
This afternoon, the IRS and U.S. Department of Treasury have issued a FSA Notice modifying the healthcare flexible spending account (FSA)’s “Use-it or Lose-it” rule. Effective immediately, employers that offer FSA programs that do not include a grace...
by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 25, 2013 | Health Reform, Insurance Reform
The Chicago Sun Times reports: “If you light up, prepare to get burned with higher premiums when buying insurance in the new health insurance marketplaces. Under rules of the Affordable Care Act, in Illinois and most other states, insurers can charge smokers and...
