by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 28, 2011 | Health Insurance Cost, Insurance Reform
Forbes reports: “There’s never a slow news day in health-care land. Today, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the American Hospital Association’s Health Research and Educational Trust released their annual Employer Health Benefits survey, which showed that...
by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 23, 2011 | Insurance Reform
Friday, September 23, 2011 Key Findings From The Kaiser Family Foundation’s September Health Tracking Poll This month’s poll examines public opinion about the “super committee” and explores the views and experience of individuals who have pre-existing...
by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 1, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
Insurance News Net reports: “Health insurers, in partnership with a small business advocacy group, have launched a campaign to repeal an industry tax included in the health reform law. The Affordable Care Act subjects insurers to an excise tax set at $8 billion...
by Eriksen Insurance | Aug 15, 2011 | COBRA Insurance, Health Laws
Insurance News Network reports: “Subsidies to help unemployed workers continue their employer-provided health insurance coverage will expire at the end of August. The subsidy for COBRA coverage paid for 65% of premiums for the involuntarily unemployed. Part of...
by Eriksen Insurance | Aug 15, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
The Wall Street Journal reports: “Medicare beneficiaries escaped direct cuts in Washington’s debt deal, but the agreement could eventually hit seniors and disabled Americans who rely on the program for medical coverage. Health-industry lobbyists and policy...