by Eriksen Insurance | May 13, 2011 | Health Laws
Copyright: (c) 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Source: Associated Press Wordcount: 680 BOSTON — More than half of all primary care physicians in Massachusetts are no longer accepting new patients, and the average waiting time to see specialists...
by Eriksen Insurance | May 13, 2011 | Group Health Insurance, Health Insurance Cost, Health Laws
SHRM reports: “The unhealthy behaviors of the U.S. workforce cost employers an average of $670 per employee annually, according to the March 2011 Thomson Reuters Workforce Wellness Index. The index gauges six behavioral risk factors to track the collective...
by Eriksen Insurance | May 13, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
NAIFA reports: ” As part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) was established to provide a health coverage option for children and adults in all 50 states and the District of Columbia who have not been able to...
by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 30, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
Reuters reports: “Factbox: Lawsuits challenging U.S. healthcare reform Wed, Apr 27 10:27 AM EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than half of all U.S. states have launched lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the healthcare reforms signed into law by...
by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 30, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
A weekly compilation from Aetna of health care-related developments in Washington, D.C. Week of April 25, 2011 The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it had rejected a request from the state of Virginia to fast-track its challenge of the Affordable Care Act...
by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 30, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
VT Digger reports: “In a historic vote on Tuesday, the Vermont Legislature created the enabling legislation for a first-in-the-nation universal health care system. The state Senate approved the visionary plan for a single-payer system in a 21-9 vote after four...
