by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 25, 2011 | Insurance Reform
There is a great quiz put together by Kaiser Family Foundation. It will test your familiarity with insurance reform. According to the kff.org website, the 10 question pop quiz had the following results: Less than 1% answered all questions correctly 40% answered 5 or...
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 | Feb 14, 2011 | Health Insurance Cost, Insurance Reform
Now that House Republicans, along with a few Democrats, have passed a bill to repeal last year’s health reform law, they are planning to offer some alternatives for replacing it. Not unexpectedly, health care spending — high and growing premiums and...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 30, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
GovWatch reports: “Issue: Health Reform Date: January 20, 2011 Action Taken: As expected, on January 19 the GOP-controlled House of Representatives approved H.R.2, the bill to repeal the health reform bill enacted into law last March. H.R.2 would repeal the...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 23, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
Insurance News Net reports: “Jan. 21, 2011 — The states that have health insurance exchanges, or are moving forward on establishing exchanges, now number at least seven, after two states announced their efforts. The states disclosed their plans during a...