by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 5, 2013 | Insurance Reform
By now it is not news that starting 2014 every American is expected to have Health Insurance or pay a penalty, called the individual shared responsibility penalty. Lets go through the What? Who? Where? When? How? And Why? What is the penalty? The penalty...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 31, 2013 | Health Laws, Heath Care Costs
Oregon Live reports: “WASHINGTON — Millions of smokers could be priced out of health insurance because of tobacco penalties in President Barack Obama’s health care law, according to experts who are just now teasing out the potential impact of a...
by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 28, 2012 | Insurance Reform, Medicare
Xfinity News reports: “Millions of seniors enrolled in some of the most popular Medicare prescription drug plans face double-digit premium hikes next year if they don’t shop for a better deal, says a private firm that analyzes the highly competitive...
by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 19, 2012 | Exchange, Insurance Reform
Bloomberg BNA reports: “The Department of Health and Human Services March 12 issued a final rule implementing a key component of the health care reform law—creation of health insurance exchange markets in all states in 2014 through which millions of individuals...
by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 27, 2012 | Medicare
Crains Chicago Business reports: “More than two dozen Illinois hospitals face Medicare cuts totaling as much as $19 million next year under the new federal health care law because too many of their patients are being readmitted for heart attacks and other...
