by Eriksen Insurance | Dec 28, 2011 | Heath Care Costs
Benefitspro reports: “The cost of prescription medicines used by millions of people every day is about to plummet. The next 14 months will bring generic versions of seven of the world’s 20 best-selling drugs, including the top two: cholesterol fighter...
by Eriksen Insurance | Dec 22, 2011 | Heath Care Costs, Medicare
Benefits Pro Reports: “Raising taxes on millionaires may be a non-starter for Republicans, but they seem to have no problem hiking Medicare premiums for retirees making a lot less. The House is expected to vote Tuesday on a year-end economic package that...
by Eriksen Insurance | Dec 7, 2011 | Heath Care Costs
AARP reports: The first generic version of the world’s top-selling drug, the cholesterol-lowering Lipitor, is due to come on the market Dec. 1. Drug market analysts have long speculated on the strategies Lipitor’s manufacturer, Pfizer, might use to hold on...
by Eriksen Insurance | Nov 22, 2011 | Heath Care Costs, Insurance Reform
Report shows health care costs outpaces income growth Premiums for employer-sponsored family health insurance increased by 50 percent from 2003 to 2010, and the annual amount that employees pay toward their insurance increased by 63 percent as businesses required...
by Eriksen Insurance | Nov 18, 2011 | Heath Care Costs, Insurance Reform
Low exploitation rates for tax breaks intended to encourage small business owners to provide health insurance are prompting complaints that the credits aren’t practical. Small business health insurance tax credits went into effect in March 2010 as part of the...
by Eriksen Insurance | Nov 8, 2011 | Heath Care Costs, Insurance Reform
Accounting Today reports: “The number of claims for the Small Business Health Care Tax Credit, which was included in the health care reform law as a way to help small businesses provide health insurance for their employees, has been much lower than anticipated,...
