by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 20, 2011 | Medicare, Social Security
Benifits Pro reports: “WASHINGTON (AP) — That didn’t last long. About 55 million Social Security recipients will get their first increase in benefits next year since 2009 — a 3.6 percent raise. But higher Medicare premiums could erase part of it. For some,...
by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 20, 2011 | Insurance Reform
Eurek Alert reports: “Measuring period prior to Affordable Care Act, report finds improvement on some quality measures; steep decline in access and little overall progress since first scorecard in 2006 New York, NY, October 18, 2011—The U.S. health care system...
by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 20, 2011 | Insurance Reform
Becker’s Hospital Review reports: “Conservative activists and healthcare experts, who anticipate a GOP takeover of the White House and Senate, are forming an alternative plan to President Obama’s healthcare reform law in preparation for a full...
by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 19, 2011 | Health Insurance Cost
Image by Elix Perth via FlickrFOX Business reports: “Medical claims specialist Becky Stephenson remembers a client who became seriously ill, went to the emergency room and was admitted to the hospital. Fortunately, he had health insurance and a card in his...
by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 17, 2011 | Heath Care Costs
A new study by the Rand Corp. shows that free-market alternatives to President Barack Obama’s health reform may have an impact on bringing health costs down. Patients who are under doctors’ care often have little or no control over their health care costs. But a new...
