Illinois scrambles to implement health care reform

by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 29, 2012 | Exchange, Illinois

My Fox Chicago reports: Here in the President’s home state, many top officials expected the High Court to overturn his health care plan. They’re now scrambling to enact legislation needed to implement Obamacare, but Illinois will miss an important...

The Individual Mandate Survives As A Tax, Justices Find Fault With Medicaid Expansion

by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 29, 2012 | Insurance Reform

Kiser Health News reports: In the end, according to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Affordable Care Act survives “largely unscathed.” Kaiser Health News has the text of the court’s decision. You can also watch a replay of Kaiser Health News’...

After SCOTUS Ruling, Small-Ball Health Care Reform is the Way to Go

by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 29, 2012 | Insurance Reform

 Townhall.com reports: No matter what the Supreme Court decides tomorrow, Congress will have to revisit Obamacare’s fundamentally flawed structure. But instead of trying to solve all of our health care woes at a single stroke, Congress should carefully examine what...

Humana Inc. : Humana to Voluntarily Preserve Key Health Care Reform Protections

by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 26, 2012 | Insurance Reform, Uncategorized

4-Traders reports: With a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act – also known as the federal health care reform law – expected later this month, Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) issued the following statement: Humana has long said that all Americans...

U.S. health plans to keep some reforms, however court rules

by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 26, 2012 | Insurance Reform

Reuters reports: “Three major U.S. health insurers that provide coverage to millions of Americans said they would keep some protections included in President Barack Obama’s healthcare overhaul regardless of how the Supreme Court rules on the law. The...