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Breaking Down Federal Health Care Spending: Where Does $1.9 Trillion Go?

by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 24, 2025 | Uncategorized

In fiscal year 2024, the federal government allocated $1.9 trillion to health care programs and services, representing 27% of total federal expenditures and marking it as the largest category of federal spending. Additionally, tax subsidies for employer-sponsored...

Scrap ‘Obamacare’? Maybe not all, Trump administration says

by Eriksen Insurance | May 20, 2019 | Affordable Care Act

AP reports: “Scrap “Obamacare”? Well, maybe not all of it. The Trump administration is arguing in court that the entire Affordable Care Act should be struck down as unconstitutional. But at the same time, Justice Department lawyers recently suggested that...

Should companies begin offering student-loan help to employees?

by Eriksen Insurance | May 20, 2019 | Small Business

Prairie Business reports: “Yes! Student loan debt is one of the most difficult financial issues facing new grads. Rising costs of tuition/education can make it hard for new grads to get a start in life – whether it be buying their first home, purchasing a new...

Insured Through Your Job? Medicaid? The ACA? Here’s What Could Change For You

by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 24, 2017 | Health Insurance News

Yahoo News reports: “It’s even clearer now how much the GOP plan to replace the Affordable Care Act will change health insurance for just about everyone. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office Monday released its estimates of the cost and impact of...

Blue Cross premium hikes in Texas, Oklahoma could mean Illinois sticker shock

by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 14, 2016 | Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Heath Care Costs

The Chicago Tribune reports: “Illinois residents who buy Blue Cross and Blue Shield health care coverage through the state insurance exchange may be in for Obamacare sticker shock, if proposed rate hikes by the largest insurers in Texas and Oklahoma are any...
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