Obama Administration Seeks Fast Appeal of Health-Care Ruling

by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 21, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform

Bloomberg Businessweek reports: “March 9 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Justice Department is seeking an expedited appeal of a federal judge’s ruling striking down President Barack Obama’s health-care reform legislation. Lawyers for the federal government today...

Poll: Most Oppose Cutting Funding for Health Care Reforms

by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 6, 2011 | Health Laws

CBS News Poll analysis by the CBS News Polling Unit: Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus and Anthony Salvanto reports: A majority of the public disapproves of the Republican idea to cut off funding for health care reform, a new CBS News poll shows –...

Illinois governor still backs Obama’s health law

by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 3, 2011 | Illinois Health Insurance, Insurance Reform

Bloomberg Businessweek reports: “Illinois forged ahead with implementing the nation’s new health care law Wednesday with support from its Democratic governor. Just back from a national governors meeting in Washington, Gov. Pat Quinn started reviewing a...

Illinois updates financially cloudy health reform plans

by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 3, 2011 | Health Laws, Illinois, Insurance Reform

MedIll reports: The panel struggling to figure out how Illinois will implement federal health care reform, Wednesday released a financially vague roadmap highlighting just how little citizens — and lawmakers — know about how the new law will work in...

Obama Promise on Medicaid Leaves Republicans Christie, Brownback Doubtful

by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 2, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform, Medicare

Republican governors said President Barack Obama may not move fast enough to ease the burden of soaring health-care costs that are driving the $125 billion in projected deficits facing U.S. states. After meeting with Obama at the White House, Republicans including New...