by Eriksen Insurance | Dec 28, 2011 | Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Insurance Reform
News from the Blues reports: “On Friday, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) issued a “prerule” bulletin outlining how HHS intends to pursue rulemaking to define essential health benefits as required by the Affordable Care Act. In the...
by Eriksen Insurance | Dec 22, 2011 | Illinois
Insurancenewsnet.com reports: “The Illinois Department of Insurance has issued a cease and desist order banning an unlicensed insurer from issuing any more fraudulent health insurance policies. The unauthorized insurer operates under the name ReAssurance Health...
by Eriksen Insurance | Dec 22, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
Forbes reports: “One agreement we have to come to in this country is “what is essential healthcare?” In the Affordable Care Act, essential benefits were to be determined by the Department of HHS. We would have uniform policies throughout the country which may...
by Eriksen Insurance | Dec 22, 2011 | Medicare
Forbes reports: “This morning, Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden (Ore.) and Republican Rep. Paul Ryan (Wis.) have shaken up Capitol Hill with an intriguing, bipartisan plan for reforming Medicare, and also the private-sector employer-sponsored insurance system....
by Eriksen Insurance | Dec 22, 2011 | Heath Care Costs, Medicare
Benefits Pro Reports: “Raising taxes on millionaires may be a non-starter for Republicans, but they seem to have no problem hiking Medicare premiums for retirees making a lot less. The House is expected to vote Tuesday on a year-end economic package that...
