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...
by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 21, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
Insurance News Net reports: “The Obama administration officially appealed a federal judge’s order overturning the Affordable Care Act, setting the stage for further legal proceedings within months. The U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion for...
by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 21, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
CNN reports: “Washington (CNN) — A U.S. appeals court has been asked by the Justice Department to speed up consideration of the sweeping health care reform law’s constitutionality. The request followed a ruling by a federal judge in Florida in...
by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 21, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
Bloomberg Businessweek reports: “March 9 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Justice Department is seeking an expedited appeal of a federal judge’s ruling striking down President Barack Obama’s health-care reform legislation. Lawyers for the federal government today...
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...
