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Blue Cross, UnitedHealthcare return to Illinois Obamacare exchange

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,...

Employers not interested in PPACA exchanges

by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 3, 2014 | Group Health Insurance

Benefits Pro reports: “Nearly one in four employers say they may move their employees toprivate exchanges within the next few years, but virtually none of them are considering public exchanges under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, new analysis...

Why your 2015 health coverage will cost more

by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 10, 2014 | Health Insurance Cost

Crain’s Chicago Business reports: “A year after the nation embarked on the experiment in health care called Obamacare, rising drug prices threaten to jack up costs for employees and employers alike in 2015. Health care plans spend the most on drugs for...

Health Plans Dropping Spouses; Are Children Next?

by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 3, 2013 | Health Laws

Insurance News Net reports: “A growing number of companies are looking to clamp down on rising health care costs by dumping coverage for their employees’ working spouses. Others are requiring their workers to pay extra money to cover a spouse who could...

More High-Deductible Plan Members Can’t Pay Hospital Bills

by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 3, 2013 | Insurance Reform

Kaiser Health News reports: “As employers and insurance companies shift more health costs into workers’ pockets, hospitals are making a discovery. The pockets aren’t bottomless. “The number of accounts that we’re seeing that relate to these high-deductible plans...
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