by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 22, 2011 | Group Health Insurance, Health Insurance Cost, Health Laws, Insurance Reform
CNN reports: “A federal appeals court in Atlanta was openly skeptical Wednesday that the sweeping health care reform law championed by President Barack Obama would survive constitutional scrutiny. A three-judge panel heard arguments in a massive lawsuit brought...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 22, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
The Wall Street Journal reports: “ATLANTA—A federal appeals court Wednesday took up the most significant legal challenge to last year’s health law, with judges giving mixed signals on the central issue of whether it was constitutional to require people to...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 22, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
The Associated Press reports: “RICHMOND, Va. — A federal statute that generally bars lawsuits challenging taxes before they are paid does not prohibit a federal appeals court from deciding two Virginia suits seeking to dismantle the Obama...
by Eriksen Insurance | May 27, 2011 | Medicare
Insurance News Net reports: “The bad economy is worsening the already-shaky finances of Medicare and Social Security, draining the trust funds supporting them faster than expected and intensifying the need for Congress to shore up the benefit programs, the...
by Eriksen Insurance | May 24, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform, Medicare
The New York Times reports “WASHINGTON — The financial outlook for Medicare deteriorated in the last year because of the sluggish economic recovery, and the program’s hospital insurance trust fund will be exhausted in 2024, five years earlier than projected last...
