by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 9, 2012 | Insurance Reform
Kaiser Health News reports: “Once a year, employees of the Swiss Village Retirement Community in Berne, Ind., have a checkup that will help determine how much they pay for health coverage. Those who don’t smoke, aren’t obese and whose blood pressure and...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 3, 2012 | Heath Care Costs, Insurance Reform
Crain’s reports: “The Cook County Health and Hospitals System is seeking approval to add thousands of uninsured patients to the Medicaid rolls nearly two years early, a move that could generate millions of dollars in new revenue for the cash-strapped...
by Eriksen Insurance | Dec 28, 2011 | Heath Care Costs, Insurance Reform
The Washington Post, Wonkblog reports: “It was the most gridlocked of times, it was the least gridlocked of times. In one sense, nothing much happened in health care this year: Congress and the White House proposed ambitious Medicare reform packages, only to...
by Eriksen Insurance | Dec 28, 2011 | Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Insurance Reform
News from the Blues reports: “On Friday, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) issued a “prerule” bulletin outlining how HHS intends to pursue rulemaking to define essential health benefits as required by the Affordable Care Act. In the...
by Eriksen Insurance | Dec 22, 2011 | Heath Care Costs, Medicare
Benefits Pro Reports: “Raising taxes on millionaires may be a non-starter for Republicans, but they seem to have no problem hiking Medicare premiums for retirees making a lot less. The House is expected to vote Tuesday on a year-end economic package that...
