by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 26, 2012 | Insurance Reform
The AP reports: “It sounds like a silver lining. Even if the Supreme Court overturns President Barack Obama’s health care law, employers can keep offering popular coverage for the young adult children of their workers. But here’s the catch: The...
by Eriksen Insurance | May 31, 2012 | Heath Care Costs
Insurance News Net reports: Projects PwC Health Research Institute NEW YORK, May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –Healthcare spending in the United States is expected to grow at a historically low rate of 7.5 percent next year, according to the annual Behind the Numbers...
by Eriksen Insurance | May 31, 2012 | Medicare
Crains reports: “Doctors are shunning Medicaid patients because of low fees, a trend that is likely to become a crisis in less than two years, when the ranks of patients are expected to swell. Budget talks in Springfield last week to reduce a $2.7 billion annual...
by Eriksen Insurance | May 31, 2012 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
The Chicago Tribune reports: “Poor and elderly would see coverage, discounts, care significantly curtailed under plan May 25, 2012|By Ray Long and Alissa Groeninger, Chicago Tribune reporters SPRINGFIELD — Hundreds of thousands of poor Illinoisans would lose...
by Eriksen Insurance | May 30, 2012 | Exchange, Insurance Reform
Health Affairs Blog reports: “On May 16, 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services moved three steps closer to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance exchanges, which will happen on January 1, 2014. First, HHS announced the...
