by Eriksen Insurance | Nov 28, 2012 | Insurance Reform
Health Data Management reports: “The Departments of Labor and Health and Human Services on Nov. 20 issued three proposed rules implementing major provisions of the Affordable Care Act that regulate insurers and bring new rights to consumers. The first rule...
by Eriksen Insurance | Nov 20, 2012 | Heath Care Costs
Employee Benefit Adviser reports: “Medicare covers only 59% of the cost of health care for seniors — and retirees can expect to pay an even larger share in the future. In fact, a couple aged 65 might need $387,000 saved in order to be confident of covering their...
by Eriksen Insurance | Nov 20, 2012 | Illinois Health Insurance
The Daily Caller reports: “Illinois Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin, the second-ranking Democrat in the Senate, told The Daily Caller that “several” areas of President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act could be “improved” and acknowledged that a “bad result” of the...
by Eriksen Insurance | Nov 20, 2012 | 2012 Election
ILLINOIS Update: As a result of the November election, the composition of the Illinois House will be 71-47, while the Senate will be 40-19. It could mean that the health insurance exchange legislation may break loose from its “log jam” in the veto session or the...
by Eriksen Insurance | Nov 14, 2012 | Insurance Reform
Workforce reports: “President Barack Obama’s re-election last week is certain to accelerate the release of long-awaited guidance and regulations employers need to comply with the health care reform law, observers say. “There will be an avalanche of...
