by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 28, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
A.M. Best Company, Inc. reports: “The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health took aim at a government-run long-term care program included in the Affordable Care Act, with members questioning whether it should — or can — even get off...
by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 21, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
IFA Webnews.com reports: Insurance industry trade groups praised the U.S. House of Representatives for passing a bill to repeal the 1099 provision of the health care reform. H.R. 4, the bill to repeal the 1099 provision, passed 314-112, in a decision favored by the...
by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 3, 2011 | Health Laws, Illinois, Insurance Reform
MedIll reports: The panel struggling to figure out how Illinois will implement federal health care reform, Wednesday released a financially vague roadmap highlighting just how little citizens — and lawmakers — know about how the new law will work in...
by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 1, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform, Medicare
Credit Bloggers reports: “The federal government is advising senior citizens to be on the lookout for new Medicare scams that can separate you from your cash in no time at all. The focus is on three big scams that Uncle Sam wants seniors to be vigilant about –...
by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 1, 2011 | Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Health Insurance Cost, Insurance Reform
BCBS reports: Legislative Update Affordable Care Act Funding Following the failed efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act in the U.S. Senate earlier this month, some commentators report that now we can expect efforts to repeal portions of the Affordable Care Act in...