by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 23, 2011 | Insurance Reform, Medicare
Forbes reports: “Joe Lieberman, the retiring, formerly Democratic Senator from Connecticut, has come up with his own plan for Medicare reform. As he put it last week in the Washington Post, “Democrats are right when they say the public wants to keep Medicare as...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 23, 2011 | Insurance Reform, Medicare
The Washington Post reports: “I don’t agree with everything in Marc Goldwein’s full-throated defense of raising the Medicare retirement age, but he’s right that the Affordable Care Act substantially blunts concerns about adults between 65 and 67 being able to...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 23, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
Benifits Pro reports: “WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s health care law would let several million middle-class people get nearly free insurance meant for the poor, a twist government number crunchers say they discovered only after the complex...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 22, 2011 | Group Health Insurance, Health Insurance Cost, Health Laws, Insurance Reform
CNN reports: “A federal appeals court in Atlanta was openly skeptical Wednesday that the sweeping health care reform law championed by President Barack Obama would survive constitutional scrutiny. A three-judge panel heard arguments in a massive lawsuit brought...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 14, 2011 | Medicare
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has made several improvements to Medicare preventive services, many of which are available at no cost to the member. The one-time “Welcome to Medicare” preventive visit is still covered within the first 12 months that a person...
