by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 20, 2012 | Insurance Reform
Insurance News Net reports: “Employers recognize that health insurance is a benefit that helps attract and retain quality employees. But the skyrocketing cost of healthcare premiums is forcing them to closely re-examine their plans, and many are investigating...
by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 20, 2012 | Insurance Reform
Insurance News Net reports: “WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that consumers will soon begin receiving unprecedented information on the value of their health insurance coverage, and...
by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 20, 2012 | Insurance Reform
The Jurist reports: “The party and amicus briefs are stacking up in advance of the five-and-a-half hours of oral argument on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) to be held March 26-28. The following provides an overview...
by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 20, 2012 | Insurance Reform
Portfolio.com reports: “Only 360,000 small businesses benefited last year from a tax credit designed to make health insurance more affordable. That’s partly because Congress limited the availability of this credit to hold down the cost of the $940 billion health...
by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 16, 2012 | Insurance Reform
Illinois Times reports: “As Illinois and other states rush to implement federal health insurance reforms, consumer advocates say lawmakers shouldn’t allow insurers to make all the decisions. Illinois must create a board to oversee the state’s federally-mandated...
by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 16, 2012 | Insurance Reform
New York Times reports: “The Obama administration thought it had found a way to ease mounting objections to a requirement in the new health care act that all employers — including religiously affiliated hospitals and universities — offer coverage for birth...
