by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 31, 2011 | Health Insurance Cost, Health Laws, Insurance Reform
Bradenton.com reports: “The nation’s health care tab is on track to hit $4.6 trillion in 2020, accounting for about $1 of every $5 in the economy, government number crunchers estimate in a report released Thursday. How much is that? Including government...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 31, 2011 | Health Insurance Cost, Insurance Reform
CNN Money reports: “The U.S. government will foot the bill for half of all health care costs in the United States by 2020, according to a government report released Thursday. That’s up from 44% just two years ago, and reflects both the rising cost of...
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 | Jul 18, 2011 | Health Laws, Medicare
The AP reports: “Two Senate rebels jumped into Congress’ cut-the-deficit competition on Tuesday, proposing to raise the age of Medicare eligibility to 67 and increase monthly premiums for millions of current beneficiaries. “We can’t save...
