by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 15, 2013 | Insurance Reform
ILLINOIS: The federal government granted the Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council (MCHC) $160 million in federal CO-OP funding less than two weeks before program funding was eliminated by Congress. The MCHC is an association of hospitals in the Chicago area. The...
by Eriksen Insurance | Dec 10, 2012 | Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Chicago HealthCare reports: “Net income for the parent company of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Illinois surged in the third quarter, a pace that will likely push the Chicago-based company past $1 billion in annual profits for the third straight year. Health...
by Eriksen Insurance | Nov 20, 2012 | Illinois Health Insurance
The Daily Caller reports: “Illinois Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin, the second-ranking Democrat in the Senate, told The Daily Caller that “several” areas of President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act could be “improved” and acknowledged that a “bad result” of the...
by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 25, 2012 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
The Huffington Post reports: “Shopping for health insurance is about to get a little easier. Starting this month, health insurance companies are required to use a new, standardized, plain-language form to explain what plans cover — and what they...
by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 20, 2012 | Health Laws
US News reports: “CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tammy Duckworth helped kick off the president’s nominating convention with a bang, but that doesn’t mean she’s a yes-woman for his policies, she says. In an interview with U.S. News, the Illinois...
