Aflac 1Q Profit $892M, To Pay 35 Cents Per Share Dividend

by Eriksen Insurance | May 13, 2013 | Voluntary Benefits

Insurance News Net reports: “Steady as she goes. That was the case Wednesday with Aflac Inc. reporting first-quarter net income, or profit, of $892 million, an increase of nearly 14 percent from $785 million in the same period a year ago. That translated to...

Partial List Of Taxes And Fees In Health Overhaul

by Eriksen Insurance | Dec 26, 2012 | Insurance Reform

The Associated Press reports: “Starting in 2014, President Barack Obama’shealth care law will expand coverage to some 30 million uninsured people. At the same time, insurers no longer will be allowed to turn away those in poor health, and virtually every...

Key Findings of the July Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll

by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 31, 2012 | Insurance Reform

Kaiser Family Foundation reports: “July’s second Health Tracking Poll reports in further depth on public opinion toward the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in the wake of last month’s key Supreme Court decision. When it comes to the individual mandate, the...

Health insurance rebates to total $62 million in Illinois

by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 26, 2012 | Insurance Reform, Rebates

Chicago Health Care Daily reports: “About 163,000 families in Illinois will receive health insurance rebates that average $380 as a result of the federal overhaul of health care, the Obama administration announced Thursday, days before the U.S. Supreme Court is...

Implementing Health Reform: State-Based, Partnership, And Federally Facilitated Exchanges

by Eriksen Insurance | May 30, 2012 | Exchange, Insurance Reform

Health Affairs Blog reports: “On May 16, 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services moved three steps closer to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance exchanges, which will happen on January 1, 2014.  First, HHS announced the...