by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 30, 2011 | Medicare, Public Comment
The New York Times reports: “At the time of writing, President Obama’s hoped-for “Grand Bargain” with Republicans is apparently dead. And I say good riddance. I’m no more eager than other rational people (a category that fails to include many Congressional...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 30, 2011 | Health Insurance Cost, Health Laws
Kaiser Family Foundation reports: “Wednesday, July 20, 2011 As part of several debt-reduction and Medicare-reform proposals, some policymakers propose to prohibit Medicare supplemental insurance policies (known as Medigap) from covering all of enrollee’s...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 22, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
The Wall Street Journal reports: “ATLANTA—A federal appeals court Wednesday took up the most significant legal challenge to last year’s health law, with judges giving mixed signals on the central issue of whether it was constitutional to require people to...
by Eriksen Insurance | May 13, 2011 | Health Laws
POLITICO reports: “Despite a concerted drive by their ideological critics, two Supreme Court justices – Elena Kagan and Clarence Thomas – signaled late last month that they have no intention of recusing themselves from the court’s all but inevitable...
by Eriksen Insurance | May 13, 2011 | Health Insurance Cost, Insurance Reform
Copyright:(c) 2011 A.M. Best Company, Inc. Source:A.M. Best Company, Inc. Wordcount:434 GOP lawmakers want the Internal Revenue Service to explain how it is spending its share of a $1 billion fund created to help launch elements of the Affordable Care Act. Ways and...