Inside America’s Hospitals: Costs, Challenges, and Changing Trends

by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 20, 2025 | Uncategorized

Hospitals play a pivotal role in the U.S. healthcare system, accounting for a significant portion of national health expenditures. In 2023, spending on hospital care reached $1.5 trillion, representing nearly one-third (31%) of total healthcare spending. This...

The Future Of Insurance: Fintech 50 2020

by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 14, 2020 | Health Insurance News

Forbes.com reports: “We made insurance its own category on this year’s Fintech 50 list. Why? It’s hot. Global funding for insurtech companies jumped from $4.4 billion (410 deals) in 2018 to $6.8 billion (476 deals) last year, according to Accenture. There are...

New Tool to Contain Employer Healthcare Costs

by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 24, 2019 | Health Insurance Cost

JD Supra reports: “Background Healthcare coverage became an employer-offered benefit during World War II as the result of the federal government’s wage and price controls[1]. Since that time, Medicare has become an important part of how healthcare is provided to...

Here’s who will lose their insurance if Obamacare is overturned

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

CNBC reports: “The Affordable Care Act once again faces legal hurdles after President Donald Trump and his administration supported a lawsuit questioning the health-care law’s constitutionality. If the lawsuit succeeds and the courts decide to repeal the...

As Sanders Officially Revives Medicare-For-All, Plan B For Democrats Gains Traction

by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 15, 2019 | Health Reform

Kaiser Health News reports: “As Democratic presidential primary candidates try to walk a political tightrope between the party’s progressive and center-left wings, they face increasing pressure to outline the details of their health reform proposals. On...