Small-Picture Approach Flips Medical Economics

by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 13, 2012 | Insurance Reform

CHICAGO — Even as she struggled to manage her Type 2 diabetes, Fannie Cline’s condition spiraled downward. It was not uncommon for Mrs. Cline, a 69-year-old retiree, to have dizzy spells, some so bad that they landed her in a hospital emergency room near her home here...

Holder: Obama recognizes Supreme Court’s authority

by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 6, 2012 | Insurance Reform

CNN U. S. reports: “Attorney General Eric Holder made clear Thursday that the Obama administration recognizes the authority of federal courts, including the Supreme Court, to rule on whether the 2010 health care reform law or any other laws passed by Congress...

Private Insurance Benefits and Cost-Sharing Under the ACA

by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 7, 2012 | Insurance Reform

Health Reform Source reports: “The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released guidance on the two key components that determine the level of protection that private insurance plans will provide to consumers under health reform. The first...

Study Finds Alarming Number of Boomers Lack Basic Understanding of Medicare Program

by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 6, 2012 | Medicare

Insurance News Net reports: “CHICAGO, Feb. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –More than half (56 percent) of America’s middle-income Boomers admit to knowing little or almost nothing about the Medicare program and one in seven (13 percent) falsely believe...

High readmission rates put Medicare revenue at risk

by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 27, 2012 | Medicare

Crains Chicago Business reports: “More than two dozen Illinois hospitals face Medicare cuts totaling as much as $19 million next year under the new federal health care law because too many of their patients are being readmitted for heart attacks and other...