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Should companies begin offering student-loan help to employees?

by Eriksen Insurance | May 20, 2019 | Small Business

Prairie Business reports: “Yes! Student loan debt is one of the most difficult financial issues facing new grads. Rising costs of tuition/education can make it hard for new grads to get a start in life – whether it be buying their first home, purchasing a new...

You think your health insurance costs too much. Try being a farmer.

by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 11, 2017 | Health Insurance Cost

Crains Chicago Business reports: “John Kiefner, who farms 500 acres of hay in exurban Will County, has had health insurance from five companies in the past four years. One of them wouldn’t allow his wife and him to visit any of their own doctors. Another...

Healthcare.gov CEO says insurance marketplace’s complexity argues for agents

by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 26, 2016 | Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance News

According to The Advocate: “The Affordable Care Act is confusing and complicated, which means that health insurance agents and brokers are needed to help consumers pick the best plans for them, Kevin Counihan, chief executive officer of Healthcare.gov, said...

U.S. Businesses Pay About $6,000 Extra For Workers Who Smoke

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...

Implementing Health Reform: Small Business Health Insurance Marketplace

by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 17, 2013 | Health Reform

Health Affairs reports: “On May 31, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services released a final rule amending its earlier regulations governing the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP).  The implementing agencies published a spate of proposed...

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