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...
by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 6, 2011 | Heath Care Costs
The average costs for senior care varies from state to state, but you can use the following information as a general guideline when budgeting for future care needs: Assisted Living: $106 per day, $3286 per month In-Home Care: $19 per hour Home Health Care: $21 per...
by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 3, 2011 | Health Insurance Cost, Insurance Reform, Uncategorized
When a survey earlier this week found that health insurance premiums had risen 9 percent this year, the usual suspects made their usual arguments. “As this survey shows, the president’s promise that his partisan health law would lower costs was just empty rhetoric,”...
