by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 31, 2011 | Health Insurance Cost, Insurance Reform
CNN Money reports: “The U.S. government will foot the bill for half of all health care costs in the United States by 2020, according to a government report released Thursday. That’s up from 44% just two years ago, and reflects both the rising cost of...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 28, 2011 | Insurance Reform
The New York Times reports: “WASHINGTON — Alarmed by a shortage of primary care doctors, Obama administration officials are recruiting a team of “mystery shoppers” to pose as patients, call doctors’ offices and request appointments to see how difficult it is for...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 23, 2011 | Insurance Reform, Medicare
Forbes reports: “Joe Lieberman, the retiring, formerly Democratic Senator from Connecticut, has come up with his own plan for Medicare reform. As he put it last week in the Washington Post, “Democrats are right when they say the public wants to keep Medicare as...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 23, 2011 | Insurance Reform, Medicare
The Washington Post reports: “I don’t agree with everything in Marc Goldwein’s full-throated defense of raising the Medicare retirement age, but he’s right that the Affordable Care Act substantially blunts concerns about adults between 65 and 67 being able to...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 23, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
Benifits Pro reports: “WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s health care law would let several million middle-class people get nearly free insurance meant for the poor, a twist government number crunchers say they discovered only after the complex...
