Obamacare signup deadline gets extension

by Eriksen Insurance | Dec 20, 2013 | Health Laws, Health Reform

Chicago Health Care Daily reports: “There won’t be a magic moment, but the Obama administration’s much-maligned health insurance website should be able to weather an expected year-end crush of customers, officials asserted Friday. A combination of...

U.S. workers can carry over $500 of health spending accounts: Treasury

by Eriksen Insurance | Nov 1, 2013 | FSA, Insurance Reform

Yahoo News reports: “Americans who use flexible spending accounts (FSAs) for healthcare costs may now be able to carry up to $500 of expiring money into the next year, the U.S. Treasury said on Thursday. For nearly 30 years, about 14 million families with FSAs...

For Blue Cross of Illinois, more is more on health exchange

by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 25, 2013 | Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Exchange

Crain’s Chicago Business reports: “Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Illinois is aggressively pricing its health plans on the new insurance exchange, according to a Crain’s analysis, as the state’s dominant insurer makes a bold grab for more...

New health insurance choices under Obamacare

by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 23, 2013 | Health Reform

CBS News reports: “For many American workers Oct. 1 marks the beginning of open enrollment, when employees make benefits elections for the coming year. This is the time to make new choices or confirm existing elections on the menu of your company’s health...

Nearly Half Of U.S. Births Are Covered By Medicaid, Study Finds

by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 17, 2013 | Insurance Reform

Kaiser Health News reports: “About half the births in the United States are paid for by Medicaid — a figure higher than previous estimates – and the numbers could increase as the state-federal health insurance program expands under the Affordable Care Act,...