by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 30, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
VT Digger reports: “In a historic vote on Tuesday, the Vermont Legislature created the enabling legislation for a first-in-the-nation universal health care system. The state Senate approved the visionary plan for a single-payer system in a 21-9 vote after four...
by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 30, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
Business Insurance reports: “WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill that repeals a health care reform law provision that would have required employers to offer low-wage employees company-paid vouchers to buy coverage in state health...
by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 6, 2011 | Health Laws, Illinois, Illinois Health Insurance
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on March 17 named Illinois Insurance Director Michael McRaith as the first director of the Federal Insurance Office (FIO), a non-regulatory federal source of insurance expertise created by the Dodd-Frank Act. In addition to heading...
by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 30, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
Atena reports: Week of March 28, 2011 As expected, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was the subject of cheers and jeers as the one-year anniversary of its signing was marked last week. The White House released a celebratory video to mark the...
by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 29, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
New York Times Digital reports: “One year after President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law, the public remains confused about the legislation, divided on its passage and unconvinced that it will improve health care. And a...
