by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 11, 2016 | Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance News, Open Enrollment
California Healthline Reports: “On Friday, CMS released a proposed rule that would require minimum network standards for health plans sold through the federal exchange in 2017, Modern Healthcare reports. Proposed Rule’s Network Standards Under the rule,...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 11, 2016 | Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance News, Small Business
Crain’s Chicago Business Reports: “Aetna is returning to sell plans on the Illinois health insurance exchange after taking a year off. Also returning are giants Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Illinois, the dominant insurer in the state; UnitedHealthcare,...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 13, 2015 | Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Health Insurance Cost
Crain’s Chicago Business reports: “In health insurance, as in so many businesses, it helps to be big. Larger insurers enjoy many advantages over smaller rivals. They have more clout in pricing negotiations with doctors and hospitals, greater economies of...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 25, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, Family Health Insurance
Benefits Pro reports: “A family of four with employer-sponsored health coverage is shelling out substantially more since the advent of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The cost of family coverage also is rising so fast that even this standard...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 25, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, Illinois
Crain’s Chicago Business reports: “There’s more than a touch of absurdity in the way an industry fee in President Barack Obama’s health care law is being passed along to state taxpayers. As Alice in Wonderland might say, a curious tax just got...
