by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 9, 2013 | Health Reform
NBC News reports: “Three years ago this weekend, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law. Its provisions sound sweeping – get health insurance to 32 million Americans who don’t have it now, stop insurers from cherry-picking their customers,...
by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 4, 2013 | Exchange, Insurance Reform
Benefits Buzz Blog reports: “The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have jointly issued rules that define affordable coverage. Employers and employeesstill have several questions about how this affects...
by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 2, 2013 | Insurance Reform
Insurance News Net reports: “It isn’t every day that more than half the Democrats in the Senate vote to repeal part of President Barack Obama’s health care law. But that’s what happened Thursday night when the Senate voted 79-20 to repeal a 2.3...
by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 2, 2013 | Insurance Reform
Insurance News Net reports: “When health care reforms begin this year and new insurance starts next year, it will not be pretty, health experts said. “This is going to be a mess,” said Jonathan Gruber, a health economist at theMassachusetts Institute...
by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 26, 2013 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
Daily Finance reports: “It’s a topsy-turvy time for health care reform. Fights break out at the federal and state level about Affordable Care Act provisions. Details of plans come into focus. And investors sit back to see who’s going to benefit where...