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Canadian Health Care: Patients Waiting Longer Than Ever For Treatment
Investors Business Daily Reports: “Socialist Medicine: Canadians love their hockey and have historically been happy with their government-run health care system. Hockey is thriving. The country’s...
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The ‘Affordable’ Care Act, another Christmas bah-humbug
The Hill Reports: “‘Tis the season for giving—and for the Affordable Care Act, it’s become the season for giving bad news. For the third year in a row, open enrollment has given millions of...
View ArticleHealthcare.gov CEO says insurance marketplace’s complexity argues for agents
The Advocate Reports: “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...
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Blue Cross, Advocate team up on new health insurance plan
Crains Chicago Business Reports: “Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Illinois and Advocate Health Care are teaming up to offer a health plan that will be one of the cheapest options the insurer offers on...
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Blue Cross, UnitedHealthcare return to Illinois Obamacare exchange
Crain’s Chicago Business Reports: “Aetna is returning to sell plans on the Illinois health insurance exchange after taking a year off. Also returning are giants Blue Cross & Blue Shield of...
View ArticleWith Michigan Closure, More Than Half of Obamacare CO-OPs Have Now Failed
Energy & Commerce Reports: “WASHINGTON, DC – The number of failed Obamacare CO-OPs grew to one dozen today as Michigan became the latest to announce it was closing. To date, 12 of the original 23...
View ArticleCMS Proposes Health Insurance Exchange Changes for 2017
California Healthline Reports: “On Friday, CMS released a proposed rule that would require minimum network standards for health plans sold through the federal exchange in 2017, Modern Healthcare...
View ArticleFeds tighten when people can enroll in Obamacare plans
According to USA Today: “Bowing to pressure from insurers, federal officials on Tuesday tightened the conditions under which people can sign up for plans on the HealthCare.govexchange outside open...
View ArticleHumana to Record 2016 Obamacare Shortfall, Membership Drops
According to Bloomberg Business: “Humana Inc. is the latest insurer to run into trouble in Obamacare’s individual health-insurance markets. The health insurer said that it probably won’t collect enough...
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Coming soon to your mailbox: An Obamacare tax form
According to The CT Mirror: “Even if you don’t get your health insurance through Obamacare, you’re likely to get something related to the health law in the mail in the coming weeks: A new tax form. The...
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How Obamacare Makes Tax Filing Trickier
According to Time Inc. “Many Americans will get new tax forms for the first time. Here’s what to do with them. This year, you may be receiving tax forms you’ve never seen before, all thanks to the...
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Obamacare Encounters Another Bump in the Road
According to News Max Finance: ” Well, the hammer has fallen: The largest health insurer in the U.S. has started pulling out of select Obamacare exchanges. Five months ago UnitedHealth, which had been...
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The Federal Government’s $146 Billion Obamacare Boo-Boo
According to The Motley Fool: ” Bad things can happen when a government forecast proves to be way off. There are mistakes, and then there are big mistakes. What the Congressional Budget Office’s latest...
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Blue Cross Blue Shield Confirms Obamacare Death Spiral
According to The Beacon: ” The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, which represents 36 Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans covering 105 million Americans, has just released a study of its members’...
View ArticleAmid Trumpcare’s Demise, Public Option Emerges Ahead Of 2018 Elections
Forbes reports: “A public option as an alternative or addition to subsidized private individual coverage under the Affordable Care Act is gaining momentum on the campaign trail ahead of next year’s...
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Welcome to Eriksen Group
Welcome to the Eriksen Insurance website. We specialize in Health Insurance. We set up and maintain Employer Health Insurance plans, Medicare Supplements, and Individual/Family Health plans. After 40...
View ArticleYoung Adults
If you are a young adult, you have quite a few options for coverage. You can get coverage through an employer. You can stay on your parents plan until age 26, and after that you can continue coverage...
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Crystal Lake, Illinois: Health Insurance
We specialize in helping Crystal Lake individuals, families, and businesses sign up and manage their Health Insurance. With the many changes to health insurance, you may be wondering what the right...
View ArticleReview board rejects McHenry County hospital plans
The Northwest Herald reports: A state board made it clear Tuesday that its members don’t think McHenry County needs another hospital. The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board turned...
View ArticleDid health reform drive up insurance premiums? Depends on the plan.
When a survey earlier this week found that health insurance premiums had risen 9 percent this year, the usual suspects made their usual arguments. “As this survey shows, the president’s promise that...
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