Quinn hire to market health care overhaul

by Eriksen Insurance | May 6, 2013 | Insurance Reform

The Daily Chronicle reports: “Most Illinoisans without health insurance coverage know very little about the federal health care overhaul and how it might help them. It’s Brian Gorman’s challenge to make sure they learn. Gorman, 38, a former campaign organizer...

Health reform turns 3, with the hardest part yet to come

by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 9, 2013 | Health Reform

NBC News reports: “Three years ago this weekend, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law. Its provisions sound sweeping – get health insurance to 32 million Americans who don’t have it now, stop insurers from cherry-picking their customers,...

Why Premiums Will Change for People Who Now Have Nongroup Insurance

by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 19, 2013 | Insurance Reform

Kaiser Family Foundation reports: “The federal government recently released draft regulations that address the benefits, market rules, and rating practices for nongroup coverage. Before reform, the nongroup market was widely acknowledged to be broken, with...

Questions and Answers on Employer Shared Responsibility Provisions Under the Affordable Care Act

by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 7, 2013 | Requirements

The IRS has a great page full of questions and answers for the ACA. Follow the link below to their page that is constantly updated. Click here

IL fails to expand Medicare under ACA

by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 25, 2013 | Illinois Health Insurance

ILLINOIS: The legislature’s veto session adjourned last week with the Assembly failing to finish its preliminary actions to expand Medicaid under the ACA. The House Appropriations Committee had approved a bill that would have added 520,000 state residents to the...