Health care reform key to debt crisis

by Eriksen Insurance | Aug 3, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform

Politico reports: “The debate over raising the statutory debt ceiling has accomplished little but revealed much about the unwillingness of many in Washington to face up to our generation’s most pressing challenges. At the heart of the gridlock is a deep...

Your family’s health care costs: $19,393

by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 31, 2011 | Health Insurance Cost, Insurance Reform

CNN Money reports: “Health care costs for a family of four rose again in 2011, with employees paying a much larger share of the rising expenses, according to a new industry report Wednesday. American families who are insured through their jobs average health...

U.S. will pay for half of all health care costs by 2020

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...

Analysis Estimates Impact of Medigap Reforms on Medicare Spending and Out-of-Pocket Costs

by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 30, 2011 | Health Insurance Cost, Health Laws

Kaiser Family Foundation reports: “Wednesday, July 20, 2011 As part of several debt-reduction and Medicare-reform proposals, some policymakers propose to prohibit Medicare supplemental insurance policies (known as Medigap) from covering all of enrollee’s...

Health Care Costs Explode

by Eriksen Insurance | May 24, 2011 | Health Insurance Cost, Health Laws, Insurance Reform

Insurance Networking News reports: “The Annual Milliman Medical Index (MMI) contains some grim tidings for health insurers and others concerned by the rising cost of health care, as for the fourth straight year costs rose by at least 7%. The MMI found that for...