by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
Insurance News Net reports: “U.S. businesses pay $6,000 per year extra for each employee who smokes compared with someone who has never smoked cigarettes, researchers say. Lead author Micah Berman, an assistant professor of health services management and policy...
by Eriksen Insurance | May 23, 2013 | Insurance Reform
Forbs reports: “Just one day after the Internal Revenue Service additional Proposed Regulations to clarify governance issues related to the HealthCare Act, a group of taxpayers filed a lawsuit in federal court, hoping to put the brakes on the IRS’ right to...
by Eriksen Insurance | May 13, 2013 | Voluntary Benefits
Insurance News Net reports: “Steady as she goes. That was the case Wednesday with Aflac Inc. reporting first-quarter net income, or profit, of $892 million, an increase of nearly 14 percent from $785 million in the same period a year ago. That translated to...
by Eriksen Insurance | May 8, 2013 | Medicaid
Benefits Pro reports: “Rejecting the Medicaid expansion in the federal health care law could have unexpected consequences for states where Republican lawmakers remain steadfastly opposed to what they scorn as “Obamacare.” It could mean exposing...
by Eriksen Insurance | May 6, 2013 | Insurance Reform
The Daily Chronicle reports: “Most Illinoisans without health insurance coverage know very little about the federal health care overhaul and how it might help them. It’s Brian Gorman’s challenge to make sure they learn. Gorman, 38, a former campaign organizer...