Health care reform: 4 inconvenient truths

by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 21, 2012 | Insurance Reform

Politico reports: “President Barack Obama promised over and over during the health care debate that “if you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan.” It turns out that, for a lot of people, that isn’t true. A Congressional Budget Office...

AARP Supports Health Care Reform Law Against Challenges to Its Constitutionality

by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 19, 2012 | Insurance Reform, Medicare

AARP Foundation reports: “The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), enacted in 2010, was immediately challenged in court by states, organizations and individuals. Background At enactment of the ACA 45 million Americans did not have health insurance....

HHS Issues Final Rule to Implement Health Insurance Exchange Markets

by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 19, 2012 | Exchange, Insurance Reform

Bloomberg BNA reports: “The Department of Health and Human Services March 12 issued a final rule implementing a key component of the health care reform law—creation of health insurance exchange markets in all states in 2014 through which millions of individuals...

Private Insurance Benefits and Cost-Sharing Under the ACA

by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 7, 2012 | Insurance Reform

Health Reform Source reports: “The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released guidance on the two key components that determine the level of protection that private insurance plans will provide to consumers under health reform. The first...

Health Reform Law Ends Lifetime Limits For 105M Americans

by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 6, 2012 | Insurance Reform

Insurance News Net reports: “State-by-state data available Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius released a new report today on how the health reform law has eliminated lifetime limits on coverage for more than 105 million Americans. Before...