by Eriksen Insurance | Dec 19, 2011 | Insurance Reform
The Wall Street Journal Reports: “Call it the united state of health care. Amid enormous pressure to cut costs, improve care and prepare for changes tied to the federal health-care overhaul, major players in the industry are staking out new ground, often...
by Eriksen Insurance | Dec 19, 2011 | Illinois
The Courier-News reports: “By a 6-2 vote Wednesday afternoon, the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board refused permission to build the long-proposed Mercy Crystal Lake Hospital. After a late lunch break, the board also expected to make a final...
by Eriksen Insurance | Dec 8, 2011 | Insurance Reform
NEW YORK, Dec. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — “Even in an environment of uncertainty about the future of health care reform, a majority of employers surveyed (56 percent) say that they are likely to continue to offer employer-sponsored health insurance after...
by Eriksen Insurance | Dec 7, 2011 | Heath Care Costs
AARP reports: The first generic version of the world’s top-selling drug, the cholesterol-lowering Lipitor, is due to come on the market Dec. 1. Drug market analysts have long speculated on the strategies Lipitor’s manufacturer, Pfizer, might use to hold on...
by Eriksen Insurance | Dec 7, 2011 | Insurance Reform
Bloomburg reports: “Over the next decade, we are likely to see a shift in health insurance in the U.S.: So-called defined-contribution plans will gradually take over the market, shifting the residual risk of incurring high health-care costs from employers to...
