by Eriksen Insurance | Dec 9, 2010 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
Image by Getty Images via @daylife NAIFA.org reports: “On December 1, the co-chairmen of the President’s Deficit Reduction Commission (DRC) released the commission’s plan for reducing the deficit by $4 trillion over the next five years. The plan calls for...
by Eriksen Insurance | Dec 5, 2010 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
Targeted News Service reports: “WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 — The U.S. Department of the Treasury’sInternal Revenue Service issued the following news release: The Internal Revenue Service today released final guidance for small employers eligible to claim the...
by Eriksen Insurance | Dec 5, 2010 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
The Associated Press reports: “WASHINGTON – Job-based health care benefits could wind up on the chopping block if President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans get serious about cutting the deficit. Budget proposals from leaders in both parties have...
by Eriksen Insurance | Nov 23, 2010 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
New York Times Editorial reports: “Texas and several other states are flirting with the idea of dropping out of the Medicaid program and trying to shift most of the burden of providing health insurance for the poor to the federal government. The idea appears to...
by Eriksen Insurance | Nov 17, 2010 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
Atena reports: “Week of November 15, 2010 State budget problems are so dire and rising health care costs so worrisome that some states are considering what may have been unthinkable just a year or two ago — opting out of the federal Medicaid program. The...
by Eriksen Insurance | Nov 16, 2010 | Health Laws
NAIFA reports: Issue: Health Reform Modifications Date: November 16, 2010 Actions Taken: On November 15, the Treasury Department, Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Labor issued an amendment revising the interim final...
