Feds tighten when people can enroll in Obamacare plans

by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 26, 2016 | Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance News, Open Enrollment

According to USA Today: “Bowing to pressure from insurers, federal officials on Tuesday tightened the conditions under which people can sign up for plans on the HealthCare.govexchange outside open enrollment. The move by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...

Here’s What Medicare Part B Costs and Covers in 2016

by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 26, 2016 | Medicare

According to The Motley Fool: “Learn how this part of the Medicare program works.  Retirees rely on Medicare to help them with their healthcare expenses, but getting a better understanding of how the program’s different components can be challenging....

Illinois Medicaid enrollment jumps under Obamacare

by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 16, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, Medicaid

Crain’s Chicago Business reports: ” Illinois is among a dozen states where the number of new enrollees surpassed projections for the expansion of Medicaid under Obamacare. While the surge in signups lifts the number of insured people, it has also stoked...

Feds close insurance loopholes on preventive care

by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 25, 2015 | Health Reform

Yahoo Finance reports: ” From contraception to colonoscopies, the Obama administration Monday closed a series of insurance loopholes on coverage of preventive care. The department of Health and Human Services said insurers must cover at least one birth control...

Making government our last resort

by Eriksen Insurance | May 5, 2015 | Health Care .gov, Insurance Reform

Indiana Economic Digest reports: “We’ve found yet another reason to mistrust a government bureaucracy that takes money citizens earned and treats citizens like serfs. The government class often act like the put upon factory foremen, whether it is making the sick...