by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 3, 2014 | Health Reform
Fox News reports: “The cost of the Obamacare subsidy that the U.S. Treasury will pay on behalf of people who earn under 400 percent of the federal poverty level and who buy a government-approved health-care plan on a government-run health-insurance exchange will...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 3, 2014 | Health Reform
Yahoo Sports reports: “The Chicago Cubs denied an assertion by the Chicago Sun-Times on Friday that the tarp debacle earlier in the week against the San Francisco Giants happened because the club short-staffs the grounds crew at Wrigley Field in order to avoid...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 3, 2014 | Group Health Insurance, Health Reform
Forbes reports: “Goodbye, doctor’s office. Hello, Walmart? Based on Walmart’s latest moves, it’s not as unlikely as it sounds. After years of “Will they or won’t they?” discussion, Walmart is making its long-awaited move into delivering primary care: The...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 3, 2014 | Health Reform, Heath Care Costs
Insurance News Net reports: “The Affordable Care Act locks in the status quo, but new technology is making health care cheaper and more individualized. Health care costs in the U.S. have been rising so steadily for so long that containment barely seems possible....				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Eriksen Insurance | Aug 1, 2014 | Health Reform, Heath Care Costs
Chicago Health Care Daily reports: ” A $1,000-per-pill drug that insurers are reluctant to pay for has quickly become the treatment of choice for a liver-wasting viral disease that affects more than 3 million Americans. In less than six months, prescriptions for...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 30, 2014 | Health Reform
The Daily Caller reports: “The Obama administration issued yet another waiver to get out of Obamacare — for all the U.S. territories. The exemption, posted Thursday on a Department of Health and Human Services  website, frees U.S. territories from a host of...