by Eriksen Insurance | Nov 20, 2012 | 2012 Election
ILLINOIS Update: As a result of the November election, the composition of the Illinois House will be 71-47, while the Senate will be 40-19. It could mean that the health insurance exchange legislation may break loose from its “log jam” in the veto session or the...
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 | Jul 31, 2012 | Exchange, Insurance Reform
Reuters reports: “The Obama administration on Friday said it is on track to set up federal health insurance exchanges by 2014 in U.S. states that fail to establish their own regulated insurance markets under the U.S. healthcare reform law. The Health and Human...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 29, 2012 | Illinois, Insurance Reform
Chicago Business News reports: June 28, 2012 (AP) — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn on Thursday hailed the U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding key provisions of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, and said he now will look to the state Legislature to pass a...
by Eriksen Insurance | May 30, 2012 | Insurance Reform, Medicare
Chicago Sun Times reports: “Illinois moved closer to drastic Medicaid cuts Monday with proposed legislation that could excise nearly $1.4 billion from the state’s program by shrinking benefits, such as regular adult dental care, and cutting payments to most...
