by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 23, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
GovWatch reports: “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 Patient Protection and...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 13, 2011 | Insurance Reform
The Seattle Times reports: “The health-care reform law was signed 10 months ago, and what’s striking now is how vulnerable it looks. Several threats have emerged — some of them scarcely discussed before passage — that together or alone could seriously...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 13, 2011 | Insurance Reform
The Beacon News reports: “Newly installed Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives plan to make good this week on their vow to roll back the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the package of health reforms passed by Congress and signed by...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 2, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
In the spring, the Medicare program’s chief actuary predicted that 375,000 people would sign up for the pool plans by the end of the year. Early last month, the Health and Human Services Department reported that just 8,000 people had enrolled. HHS officials...
by Eriksen Insurance | Dec 28, 2010 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
Business News Daily reports: “There’s good news and there’s bad news when it comes to the implications of the new health care law for small businesses. “No doubt, the law does some good things by bringing insurance to people who are sick and couldn’t afford it,...
