by Eriksen Insurance | May 30, 2012 | Exchange, Insurance Reform
The News-Gazette reports: “The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded Illinois nearly $32.8 million to continue getting ready to launch a major piece of the federal health care reform law. The money was granted to help develop the state’s...
by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 25, 2012 | Insurance Reform
Kaiser Family Foundation reports: “The April poll gauged Americans’ opinions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in the wake of the Supreme Court oral arguments in the legal challenges to the health reform law in March. The increased public attention to the...
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 | Apr 5, 2012 | Insurance Reform
News from the Blues reports: “As part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), employers are required to report the cost of health benefits coverage under an employer-sponsored group health plan. This applies to both self-funded (ASO) and fully insured employer groups....
by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 2, 2012 | Insurance Reform
NPR Reports: “Until recently, “Obamacare” was a word mostly used by opponents of President Obama’s health care law. Now, supporters of the law are attempting to claim it as their own. During the three days of health care hearings, protesters...