HHS: Health Care Premiums Likely To Go Up In 2015

by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 4, 2014 | Insurance Reform

Insurance News Net reports: “Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says health insurance premiums are likely to increase in 2015. Sebelius’s comments came Wednesday during a hearing of the House Committee on Ways and Means about the White...

When It’s Time to Get Off Your Parents’ Health Plan

by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 18, 2014 | Insurance Reform, Young Adults

Yahoo Finance reports: “One provision of the Affordable Care Act that has garnered pretty universal praise is the policy change allowing young adults to remain on their parents’ health insurance plans through age 26. Previously, young adults were knocked off the...

Another Month Of Fixes For Health Care Website

by Eriksen Insurance | Nov 1, 2013 | Health Reform

Insurance News Net reports: “The Obama administration has set a rough timetable of the end of November for completing a long list of fixes to the new, trouble-plagued government website for uninsured Americans to get health insurance coverage, the linchpin of...

10 years on, tort reform sees suits, payouts drop

by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 3, 2013 | Health Reform

Merced Sun-Star reports: “Ten years after the Texas Legislature capped damages in the state’s medical malpractice lawsuits, the number of suits and the amounts paid out have fallen sharply. The Austin American Statesman reported (http://bit.ly/15rYYMk )...

Quick Facts about Health Care Reform and Premiums

by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 23, 2013 | Insurance Reform

AHIP Coverage reports: “Given recent attention on the impact of health care reform on health care costs and premiums, we wanted to share the following facts: The impact the ACA will have on premiums will vary considerably depending on a where a person lives,...