by Eriksen Insurance | Aug 24, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
The New York Times reports: “The legal battle over the constitutionality of the health care reform law will determine how far government can go in helping to improve people’s lives. Ultimately, the Supreme Court will have to decide this question. Until then, the...
by Eriksen Insurance | Aug 22, 2011 | Health Laws, Illinois
Recently, Illinois has had a Legislate Session. The resulting laws that have been signed are outlined here. These laws are particularly important if you are: In or starting Clinical Cancer Trials or using an Oral Cancer Drugs Recently diagnosed with Diabetes At a high...
by Eriksen Insurance | Aug 15, 2011 | COBRA Insurance, Health Laws
Insurance News Network reports: “Subsidies to help unemployed workers continue their employer-provided health insurance coverage will expire at the end of August. The subsidy for COBRA coverage paid for 65% of premiums for the involuntarily unemployed. Part of...
by Eriksen Insurance | Aug 15, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
The Wall Street Journal reports: “Medicare beneficiaries escaped direct cuts in Washington’s debt deal, but the agreement could eventually hit seniors and disabled Americans who rely on the program for medical coverage. Health-industry lobbyists and policy...
by Eriksen Insurance | Aug 11, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
KFF.org reports: No doubt it will take some time to sort out how elements of the debt deal (formally “The Budget Control Act of 2011”) will all work. Delving into the details of how it affects subsidies in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to make insurance more...
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...
