Obamacare collapse would put employers in charge

by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 25, 2012 | Insurance Reform

Benefits Pro reports: “WASHINGTON (AP) — If the Supreme Court strikes down President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, don’t look to government for what comes next. Employers and insurance companies will take charge. They’ll borrow some...

Deep cuts loom as state tries to save Medicaid

by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 23, 2012 | Illinois, Insurance Reform, Medicaid

The Chicago Tribune reports: “The list of medicines Jason Carrington must take every day to treat his multiple sclerosis and related symptoms is long: Copaxone injections to prevent relapses, primidone to control tremors, Seroquel to stabilize his mood,...

Health Reform Law Ends Lifetime Limits For 105M Americans

by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 6, 2012 | Insurance Reform

Insurance News Net reports: “State-by-state data available Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius released a new report today on how the health reform law has eliminated lifetime limits on coverage for more than 105 million Americans. Before...

Employers Skeptical of Health Care Reform, But Few Project Dropping Health Insurance Coverage

by Eriksen Insurance | Dec 8, 2011 | Insurance Reform

NEW YORK, Dec. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — “Even in an environment of uncertainty about the future of health care reform, a majority of employers surveyed (56 percent) say that they are likely to continue to offer employer-sponsored health insurance after...

Health Care and Taxes: A Pause Before Impact

by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 15, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform, Medicare

New York Times Digital reports: “The vastly expanded benefits of the new health care law have been well advertised, but the taxes imposed to provide insurance coverage for tens of millions of additional Americans and their pre-existing conditions have received...