Thirty years of health care “reform” – and it still doesn’t work

by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 2, 2013 | Insurance Reform

Retail’s Big Blog reports: “The first time I ever wrote about health care reform was around 1980, when health maintenance organizations were becoming popular and I was a young newspaper reporter with a vested interest – I was making the move from my...

Health Care Reform Will Be A “Mess,” Experts Predict

by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 2, 2013 | Insurance Reform

Insurance News Net reports: “When health care reforms begin this year and new insurance starts next year, it will not be pretty, health experts said. “This is going to be a mess,” said Jonathan Gruber, a health economist at theMassachusetts Institute...

House Republicans renew health care reform law repeal efforts

by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 26, 2013 | Insurance Reform

Business Insurance reports: “Republican leaders in the House of Representatives are making a new push to repeal the health care reform law.A budget proposal advanced by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., chairman of the House Budget Committee, says the Patient Protection...

Obama To Require Companies To Report All Price Increases

by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 19, 2013 | Insurance Reform, Requirements

Insurance News Net reports: “The Obama administration says health insurance companies will have to report price increases, no matter how small, to the federal government so officials can monitor the impact of the new health care law and insurers’...

Health insurance reform closer to reality in Illinois

by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 7, 2013 | Exchange

Illinois Times reports: “The Illinois Senate could vote next week on implementing a crucial piece of the federal health insurance reforms passed in 2010, but two competing bills could lead the state in opposite directions. The federal Patient Protection and...