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...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 14, 2011 | Medicare
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has made several improvements to Medicare preventive services, many of which are available at no cost to the member. The one-time “Welcome to Medicare” preventive visit is still covered within the first 12 months that a person...
by Eriksen Insurance | May 27, 2011 | Medicare
Insurance News Net reports: “The bad economy is worsening the already-shaky finances of Medicare and Social Security, draining the trust funds supporting them faster than expected and intensifying the need for Congress to shore up the benefit programs, the...
by Eriksen Insurance | May 24, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform, Medicare
The New York Times reports “WASHINGTON — The financial outlook for Medicare deteriorated in the last year because of the sluggish economic recovery, and the program’s hospital insurance trust fund will be exhausted in 2024, five years earlier than projected last...
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 –...
