More Americans Losing Their Health Benefits

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...

Why Are People Shocked?

by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 13, 2011 | Health Insurance Cost, Health Laws, Insurance Reform

The Huffington Post reports: “There has been a strange lull in the healthcare discussion in this country. Certainly the events in the Middle East and the recent good jobs report have taken the news spotlight off of healthcare reform. While the debate over...

As health costs soar, Mass. seeks solution

by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 6, 2011 | Health Insurance Cost, Insurance Reform

Stateline reports: “WASHINGTON — One of the most familiar criticisms of the new national health-care law is that it does little to contain costs. And that’s true: The primary goal is to provide universal access to health insurance. Cost controls are supposed to...

News from the Blues

by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 1, 2011 | Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Health Insurance Cost, Insurance Reform

BCBS reports: Legislative Update Affordable Care Act Funding Following the failed efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act in the U.S. Senate earlier this month, some commentators report that now we can expect efforts to repeal portions of the Affordable Care Act in...

Insurance Reform Is Not Cost Control

by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 14, 2011 | Health Insurance Cost, Insurance Reform

Now that House Republicans, along with a few Democrats, have passed a bill to repeal last year’s health reform law, they are planning to offer some alternatives for replacing it. Not unexpectedly, health care spending — high and growing premiums and...

Californians Bracing to Pay More For Health Care

by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 10, 2011 | Health Insurance Cost, Insurance Reform

Fox News reports: “It’s the perfect storm in California when it comes to rising health care costs, with millions bracing for huge increases in their monthly insurance bill. What’s happening? The Golden State is one of many states that doesn’t...