by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 17, 2013 | Health Laws
Insurance News Net reports: “The Economic Policy Institute issued the following news release: In a new article in the September issue of Health Affairs, the leading journal of health policy, a team of researchers recommend expanded educational efforts to ensure...
by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 3, 2013 | Health Reform
Merced Sun-Star reports: “Ten years after the Texas Legislature capped damages in the state’s medical malpractice lawsuits, the number of suits and the amounts paid out have fallen sharply. The Austin American Statesman reported (http://bit.ly/15rYYMk )...
by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 3, 2013 | Insurance Reform
Kaiser Health News reports: “As employers and insurance companies shift more health costs into workers’ pockets, hospitals are making a discovery. The pockets aren’t bottomless. “The number of accounts that we’re seeing that relate to these high-deductible plans...
by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 3, 2013 | Insurance Reform
HR . BLR . com reports: “The Obama administration has revealed the delay of another Affordable Care Act (ACA) provision. The administration has postponed a consumer protection provision that limits out-of-pocket costs until 2015. Under the provision, the limit...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 31, 2013 | Insurance Reform
Insurance News reports: “The Obama administration’s surprise decision to delay a key requirement of the health care law for employers will cost the government$10 billion, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday. While that’s a big...