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 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...
by Eriksen Insurance | May 13, 2011 | Health Laws
POLITICO reports: “Despite a concerted drive by their ideological critics, two Supreme Court justices – Elena Kagan and Clarence Thomas – signaled late last month that they have no intention of recusing themselves from the court’s all but inevitable...
by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 30, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
Reuters reports: “Factbox: Lawsuits challenging U.S. healthcare reform Wed, Apr 27 10:27 AM EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than half of all U.S. states have launched lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the healthcare reforms signed into law by...
by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 30, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
AP reports: “WASHINGTON — Millions of seniors in popular private insurance plans offered through Medicare will be getting a reprieve from some of the most controversial cuts in President Barack Obama’s health care law. In a policy shift critics see...
