by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 25, 2012 | Illinois, Insurance Reform
ILLINOIS: The Health Care Reform Implementation Council met last week to hear testimony on the state’s essential health benefits package. The council has yet to determine a benchmark plan, but the state announced that if it cannot agree on the benchmark plan by...
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...
by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 6, 2012 | Insurance Reform
Crains reports By: Andrew Wang March 06, 2012: “The parent of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Illinois booked more than $1 billion in net income in 2011, the second straight year that the Chicago-based company has crossed that milestone. Health Care Service...
by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 24, 2012 | Insurance Reform
Insurance News Net reports: “Feb. 22–The Affordable Care Act was meant to be a salve for employer-sponsored health insurance costs. The law offers small businesses a carrot for helping employees get health insurance. It also waves a stick at larger...
by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 23, 2012 | Insurance Reform
Insurance News Net reports: “Today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced decisions on the last two requests from states to modify the health insurance company minimum medical loss ratios in the individual market required by the...
