by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 14, 2011 | Health Insurance Cost
USA Today reports: “Employer-based health insurance is quickly becoming a thing of the past for millions of American workers, a new report says. Workers are losing jobs that offer health insurance and getting part-time or contract jobs that make finding...
by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 13, 2011 | Insurance Reform
Benifits Pro reports: “Like the villain in a bad slasher flick, Congress will be back to take another stab at Medicare cuts. The nation’s Medicare program may have been the single most-debated program during the recent Congressional talks about our national debt...
by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 10, 2011 | Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Insurance Reform
News from the Blues reports: “The Institute of Medicine (IOM) today publicly released its final report titled “Essential Health Benefits: Balancing Coverage and Cost.” This report details the findings and recommendations of the IOM regarding the benefits that...
by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 10, 2011 | Heath Care Costs, Insurance Reform
The Washington Post reports: “An advisory panel of experts on Thursday recommended that the Obama administration emphasize affordability over breadth of coverage when it comes to implementing a key insurance provision of the 2010 health-care law. Obama officials...
by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 10, 2011 | Insurance Reform
CBS reports: Republican Rep. Paul Ryan, a key voice in the GOP on the issue of health care, said Thursday he expects the Supreme Court to strike down a key element of President Obama’s health care reforms — the “individual mandate,” which...