Survey: Health Insurance Premiums Jumped 8-9% in 2011, vs. 3-5% in 2010

by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 28, 2011 | Health Insurance Cost, Insurance Reform

Forbes reports: “There’s never a slow news day in health-care land. Today, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the American Hospital Association’s Health Research and Educational Trust released their annual Employer Health Benefits survey, which showed that...

Preventive Services Covered by Private Health Plans under the Affordable Care Act

by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 1, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform

A PDF containing what will be looked for can be found here The Kaiser Family Foundation reports: “The Affordable Care Act created new requirements that private insurers cover preventive services, including routine immunizations, screenings for conditions such as...

A weekly compilation from Aetna

by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 30, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform

A weekly compilation from Aetna of health care-related developments in Washington, D.C. Week of April 25, 2011 The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it had rejected a request from the state of Virginia to fast-track its challenge of the Affordable Care Act...

Bill Seeks to End FSA ‘Use It or Lose It’ Rule

by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 21, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform

Society for Human Resource Management reports: “The proposed Medical Flexible Spending Account Improvement Act (H.R. 1004), a bill that would allow employees to withdraw and pay taxes on any remaining funds in their medical flexible spending accounts (FSAs)...

House Committee Probes ‘Nightmare’ Long-Term Care Program

by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 28, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform

A.M. Best Company, Inc. reports: “The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health took aim at a government-run long-term care program included in the Affordable Care Act, with members questioning whether it should — or can — even get off...