by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 10, 2013 | Insurance Reform
Bloomberg BusinessWeek reports: “There’s no guarantee that President Barack Obama’s health care law will launch smoothly and on time, congressional investigators say in the first in-depth independent look at its progress. But in a report to be...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 10, 2013 | Insurance Reform
The New York Times reports: “When a typical 40-year-old uninsured woman in Maine goes to the new state exchange to buy health insurance this fall, she may have just two companies to choose from: the one that already sells most individual policies in the state,...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 9, 2013 | Insurance Reform
The Kansas City Star reports: “Three years after it passed, President Barack Obama and fellow Democrats are still trying to sell the federal health care law to a skeptical nation. Lawmakers, armed with tool kits and fact sheets, are fanning out across the nation...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 9, 2013 | Insurance Reform
Benefits Pro reports: “The effective date of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was March 23, 2010, although various provisions have their own effective dates from January 1, 2010, (the small business income tax credit) through 2018. The...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 20, 2013 | Insurance Reform
Kiplinger reports: “The new health law changes the rules. Starting in January 2014, insurers may no longer reject you for coverage or charge higher rates because of your health. The law also sets limits on how much insurers may charge older buyers (for example,...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 17, 2013 | Insurance Reform
The Business Journals reports: “Will health care reform lead 1.5 million Americans to become self-employed next year? Researchers from the Urban Institute and Georgetown University think so. They’ve concluded that the reforms under the Affordable Care Act...