by Eriksen Insurance | Dec 1, 2011 | Insurance Reform, Uncategorized
The Kaiser Family Foundation reports: “* After taking a negative turn in October, the public’s overall views on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) returned to a more mixed status this month. Still, Americans remain somewhat more likely to have...
by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 3, 2011 | Health Insurance Cost, Insurance Reform, Uncategorized
When a survey earlier this week found that health insurance premiums had risen 9 percent this year, the usual suspects made their usual arguments. “As this survey shows, the president’s promise that his partisan health law would lower costs was just empty rhetoric,”...
by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
Insurance News Net reports: “As the filing extension tax deadlines approach, the Internal Revenue Service, in partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services, is encouraging small businesses to review the Health Care Tax Credit to see if they are...
by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 21, 2011 | Uncategorized
Benifitpro reports: “The number of young adults without health insurance has dropped significantly, a new survey finds, thanks to a provision of President Barack Obama’s health care law allowing them to stay on their parents’ plans. The new Gallup...
by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 21, 2011 | Uncategorized
Chicago Business reports: “After surging earlier in the year, profits of the parent of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Illinois dropped sharply during the second quarter, to a still hefty $270 million, as benefits rose and membership shrank. Chicago-based Health...
by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 29, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform, Uncategorized
Kaiser Health News reports: “One year ago, the House of Representatives approved the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which had passed the Senate the previous Christmas Eve — at four in the morning, by one vote. Two days later, President Barack...
