by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 3, 2011 | Health Laws, Illinois, Insurance Reform
MedIll reports: The panel struggling to figure out how Illinois will implement federal health care reform, Wednesday released a financially vague roadmap highlighting just how little citizens — and lawmakers — know about how the new law will work in...
by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 3, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
Miller-McCune reports: How might Republicans try to block the U.S. health reform law from going into effect? Let us count the ways. Repeal, replace, defund, deregulate. And, lest we forget, litigate. If all that fails, they can always shut down the government — if not...
by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 3, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
US News reports: “TUESDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) — Half of U.S. adults still oppose the “individual mandate” clause in the new health care reform law that requires all Americans not already insured to purchase health insurance, while only 22...
by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 2, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform, Medicare
Republican governors said President Barack Obama may not move fast enough to ease the burden of soaring health-care costs that are driving the $125 billion in projected deficits facing U.S. states. After meeting with Obama at the White House, Republicans including New...
by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 1, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform, Medicare
Credit Bloggers reports: “The federal government is advising senior citizens to be on the lookout for new Medicare scams that can separate you from your cash in no time at all. The focus is on three big scams that Uncle Sam wants seniors to be vigilant about –...
by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 1, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform, Medicare
The Wisconson State Journal reports: “Medicaid enrollment has soared more in Wisconsin than in any other state but Arizona in recent years, putting pressure on the state budget, according to a report released today by the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance....