by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 31, 2011 | Health Insurance Cost, Insurance Reform
CNN Money reports: “The U.S. government will foot the bill for half of all health care costs in the United States by 2020, according to a government report released Thursday. That’s up from 44% just two years ago, and reflects both the rising cost of...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 28, 2011 | Insurance Reform
The New York Times reports: “WASHINGTON — Alarmed by a shortage of primary care doctors, Obama administration officials are recruiting a team of “mystery shoppers” to pose as patients, call doctors’ offices and request appointments to see how difficult it is for...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 25, 2011 | Health Insurance Cost, Insurance Reform
In 2014, when all of the Affordable Care Act provisions are fully implemented, an estimated 13 million young adults could gain health insurance coverage, most of it subsidized Some of the provisions in the Affordable Care Act that will help young adults include: *...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 25, 2011 | Insurance Reform
There is a great quiz put together by Kaiser Family Foundation. It will test your familiarity with insurance reform. According to the kff.org website, the 10 question pop quiz had the following results: Less than 1% answered all questions correctly 40% answered 5 or...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 23, 2011 | Insurance Reform, Medicare
Forbes reports: “Joe Lieberman, the retiring, formerly Democratic Senator from Connecticut, has come up with his own plan for Medicare reform. As he put it last week in the Washington Post, “Democrats are right when they say the public wants to keep Medicare as...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 23, 2011 | Insurance Reform, Medicare
The Washington Post reports: “I don’t agree with everything in Marc Goldwein’s full-throated defense of raising the Medicare retirement age, but he’s right that the Affordable Care Act substantially blunts concerns about adults between 65 and 67 being able to...
