by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 28, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
NewsRx reports: “Homeless patients cost about $2,500 more per hospital stay than the average patient, according to a new study by researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital. Homeless people with medical or surgical problems arrive at the hospital with...
by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 28, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
Business Wire reports: “As you sit down to do your taxes this year, take a look at line 25 on Form 1040. It reads “Health savings account deduction,” which can mean more affordable health care coverage for your family with tax advantages to boot. You can count...
by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 28, 2011 | Health Insurance Cost, Insurance Reform
Consumer Affairs.com reports: Losing your job is bad enough. But in the U.S., where health benefits are usually obtained through an employer, losing your job means losing your health benefits. Not a viable option. In addition, purchasing individual coverage was not a...
by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 21, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
Aetna reports: “Week of March 14, 2011 With a law as complex as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), unintended consequences are always a concern. Last week The Wall Street Journal reported that the physician community is witnessing the...
by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 21, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
IFA Webnews.com reports: Insurance industry trade groups praised the U.S. House of Representatives for passing a bill to repeal the 1099 provision of the health care reform. H.R. 4, the bill to repeal the 1099 provision, passed 314-112, in a decision favored by the...
