by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 1, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
Benifits Pro reports: “From the time President Obama signed the Patient Protection and AffordableCare Act, one of the most controversial components of the law was the individual mandate. This provision requires every American who can afford insurance coverage to...
by Eriksen Insurance | Aug 24, 2011 | Health Insurance Cost, Heath Care Costs
National Business Group on Health reports: “Employers Projecting Costs to Increase 7.2% Next Year; Nearly Two-Thirds Expect to Increase Employee Share of Premiums WASHINGTON, DC, August 18, 2011 — With the cost of employee health care benefits expected to...
by Eriksen Insurance | Aug 12, 2011 | Health Insurance Cost, Insurance Reform
Insurance News Net reports: Medical claim limits phase out under the new health care law as the size of individual claims continues to rise. Thousands of health care claims reach or exceed $ 1 million each year, and industry research and our own experience at RGA show...
by Eriksen Insurance | Aug 10, 2011 | Health Insurance Cost, Insurance Reform
Atena reports: “U.S. health care spending in recent years has grown by historically modest rates thanks largely to the effects of the recession, but all that is expected to change by 2014 when major coverage expansions under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) begin....
by Eriksen Insurance | Aug 4, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
Politico reports: “Critics and supporters of the health reform law have one thing in common: Neither group knows what the most wide-reaching changes of the law look like in the real world. Those changes — to the insurance market, to patient care and to control...