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Breaking Down Federal Health Care Spending: Where Does $1.9 Trillion Go?

by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 24, 2025 | Uncategorized

In fiscal year 2024, the federal government allocated $1.9 trillion to health care programs and services, representing 27% of total federal expenditures and marking it as the largest category of federal spending. Additionally, tax subsidies for employer-sponsored...

States Struggle with Rising Costs of Weight-Loss Drugs Like Ozempic

by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 19, 2025 | Uncategorized

The escalating costs of weight-loss medications, particularly GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, are prompting several states to reconsider their coverage policies for state employees. In Colorado, expenditures on these medications have more than quadrupled from...

New Tool to Contain Employer Healthcare Costs

by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 24, 2019 | Health Insurance Cost

JD Supra reports: “Background Healthcare coverage became an employer-offered benefit during World War II as the result of the federal government’s wage and price controls[1]. Since that time, Medicare has become an important part of how healthcare is provided to...

Explaining Texas v. U.S.: A Guide to the 5th Circuit Appeal in the Case Challenging the ACA

by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 24, 2019 | Affordable Care Act

KFF.org reports: “On July 9, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit will hear oral argument in Texas v. U.S., the next round of litigation challenging the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The appeals court is reviewing a federal trial court’s decision...

Scrap ‘Obamacare’? Maybe not all, Trump administration says

by Eriksen Insurance | May 20, 2019 | Affordable Care Act

AP reports: “Scrap “Obamacare”? Well, maybe not all of it. The Trump administration is arguing in court that the entire Affordable Care Act should be struck down as unconstitutional. But at the same time, Justice Department lawyers recently suggested that...
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