by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 28, 2014 | Health Laws, Health Reform
Benefits Pro reports: “Less than 40 percent of the uninsured population will get health insurance this year, despite the individual mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that says they have to. That estimate comes from a survey released by...
by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 3, 2013 | Health Reform
Benefits Pro reports: “The number of employers whose company health benefits plan cover the working (elsewhere) spouses of their employees has just been reduced by one — and it’s a big one, too. UPS announced in a memo to employees that it would cut up as many...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 16, 2013 | Insurance Reform, Requirements
Kaiser Health News reports: “Surprising both friends and foes of the health law, the Obama administration on Tuesday announced the delay of a key provision: the requirement that all but the smallest employers offer medical coverage or pay a fine. Companies with...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 9, 2013 | Exchange, Illinois
Chicago Tribune reports: “Six insurance carriers submitted 165 health insurance plans to be offered on the Illinois Health Insurance Marketplace, the online exchange where individuals and small businesses in October can begin buying coverage for 2014, state...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 17, 2013 | Health Reform
CNN Money reports: “A new study suggests that American insurers may start prohibiting premium payments via debit or credit card, a move that will put Americans without bank accounts in a major bind. Health insurance companies are hectic places these days —...