by Eriksen Insurance | Aug 10, 2011 | Health Insurance Cost, Insurance Reform
Atena reports: “U.S. health care spending in recent years has grown by historically modest rates thanks largely to the effects of the recession, but all that is expected to change by 2014 when major coverage expansions under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) begin....
by Eriksen Insurance | Aug 5, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
The Hill reports: “A major provision of the healthcare reform law designed to prevent businesses from dropping coverage for their workers could inadvertently leave families without access to subsidized health insurance. The problem is a huge headache for the...
by Eriksen Insurance | Aug 4, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
Politico reports: “Critics and supporters of the health reform law have one thing in common: Neither group knows what the most wide-reaching changes of the law look like in the real world. Those changes — to the insurance market, to patient care and to control...
by Eriksen Insurance | Aug 3, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
Politico reports: “The debate over raising the statutory debt ceiling has accomplished little but revealed much about the unwillingness of many in Washington to face up to our generation’s most pressing challenges. At the heart of the gridlock is a deep...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 31, 2011 | Illinois
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 down separate requests from Centegra Health System and Mercy Health...
