‘Sham’ Sharing Ministries Test Faith Of Patients And Insurance Regulators

by Eriksen Insurance | May 20, 2019 | Family Health Insurance, Health Insurance News

KHN reports: “Sheri Lewis, 59, of Seattle, needed a hip transplant. Bradley Fuller, 63, of nearby Kirkland, needed chemotherapy and radiation when the pain in his jaw turned out to be throat cancer. And Kim Bruzas, 55, of Waitsburg, hundreds of miles away,...

A Rare Loss for U.S. Pharma Lobby Will Cost the Industry Billions

by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 9, 2018 | Medicare

Bloomberg reports: “Deep in a budget deal Congress passed earlier this year — just 118 words in Section 53116, a little before passages on prison reporting data and payment yields for seed cotton — was a hit to pharmaceutical companies that will cost...

Where Obamacare Has Become Unaffordable, Short Term Health Insurance Can Help

by Eriksen Insurance | Aug 18, 2017 | Obamacare

Forbes reports: “Next time you run into someone who minimizes the problems with Obamacare, I want you to introduce them to Fay. She’s a reasonably healthy 60 year old grandmother living in Fayette County, Illinois and earns about 450% of the federal...

Health insurance plans to be rated based on size of network

by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 28, 2016 | Affordable Care Act, Health Care .gov

Live Insurance News reports: ” The Obama administration will now use the number of included doctors and hospitals in the ratings. In response to complaints from consumers with respect to the way health insurance plans are rated on the exchanges, the Obama...

Blue Cross Blue Shield Confirms Obamacare Death Spiral

by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 28, 2016 | Affordable Care Act, Blue Cross and Blue Shield

According to The Beacon: ” The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, which represents 36 Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans covering 105 million Americans, has just released a study of its members’ claims data in Obamacare exchanges 2014 and 2015. It confirms...