by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 23, 2011 | Insurance Reform, Medicare
The Washington Post reports: “I don’t agree with everything in Marc Goldwein’s full-throated defense of raising the Medicare retirement age, but he’s right that the Affordable Care Act substantially blunts concerns about adults between 65 and 67 being able to...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 23, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
Benifits Pro reports: “WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s health care law would let several million middle-class people get nearly free insurance meant for the poor, a twist government number crunchers say they discovered only after the complex...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 22, 2011 | Group Health Insurance, Health Insurance Cost, Health Laws, Insurance Reform
CNN reports: “A federal appeals court in Atlanta was openly skeptical Wednesday that the sweeping health care reform law championed by President Barack Obama would survive constitutional scrutiny. A three-judge panel heard arguments in a massive lawsuit brought...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 22, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
The Wall Street Journal reports: “ATLANTA—A federal appeals court Wednesday took up the most significant legal challenge to last year’s health law, with judges giving mixed signals on the central issue of whether it was constitutional to require people to...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 22, 2011 | Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Blue Cross and Blue Shield reports: “Coming Aug. 1: New Member ID Cards with Bar Code Technology As you may recall, we last changed the format of our member ID cards in 2008, as part of a Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association ID card standardization initiative....