Why You Still Absolutely Need Health Insurance Despite the Death of the Penalty

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

Yahoo Finance reports: “Starting in 2019, you’ll no longer owe a fine to the IRS if you don’t have qualifying health insurance coverage. While the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, imposed a tax penalty for those who opted out of coverage, the...

‘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...

Illinois insurers seek premium increases of up to 45%

by Eriksen Insurance | Aug 2, 2016 | Health Insurance Cost

The Chicago Sun Times reports: “Health insurance premiums for Illinois residents who buy coverage through the Affordable Care Act’s marketplace could increase by as much as 45 percent according to proposals submitted by insurers and made public Monday. The...

Obamacare Encounters Another Bump in the Road

by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 28, 2016 | Affordable Care Act, Exchange, Health Insurance News, Insurance Reform

According to News Max Finance: ” Well, the hammer has fallen: The largest health insurer in the U.S. has started pulling out of select Obamacare exchanges. Five months ago UnitedHealth, which had been singing sunny songs to investors about its bright future on...