by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 1, 2011 | Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Health Insurance Cost, Insurance Reform
BCBS reports: Legislative Update Affordable Care Act Funding Following the failed efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act in the U.S. Senate earlier this month, some commentators report that now we can expect efforts to repeal portions of the Affordable Care Act in...
by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 1, 2011 | Insurance Reform
Atena reports: “When House Republicans voted Friday to block funding for health care reform implementation (see below), it was with the knowledge that most Americans disapprove of the tactic. A new CBS News poll shows 55 percent of Americans disapprove of the...
by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 28, 2011 | Health Laws, Illinois Health Insurance, Insurance Reform
The Associated Press reports: ” A task force appointed by Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn wants a state law forcing insurers to spend 80 to 85 cents of every premium dollar on providing health care, or pay rebates to customers. In its initial recommendations released...
by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 28, 2011 | Insurance Reform
Smart Business reports: “If you are feeling confused about health care reform, you are not alone. Last year brought many big changes for health and welfare plans as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was passed and the implementation of...
by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 15, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform, Medicare
New York Times Digital reports: “The vastly expanded benefits of the new health care law have been well advertised, but the taxes imposed to provide insurance coverage for tens of millions of additional Americans and their pre-existing conditions have received...
by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 15, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
Atena reports: Week of February 14, 2011 States with Republican governors kept up the pressure last week on Washington to give the states greater control over health care under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Twenty-one Republican governors...
