by Eriksen Insurance | May 27, 2011 | Medicare
Insurance News Net reports: “The bad economy is worsening the already-shaky finances of Medicare and Social Security, draining the trust funds supporting them faster than expected and intensifying the need for Congress to shore up the benefit programs, the...
by Eriksen Insurance | May 24, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform, Medicare
The New York Times reports “WASHINGTON — The financial outlook for Medicare deteriorated in the last year because of the sluggish economic recovery, and the program’s hospital insurance trust fund will be exhausted in 2024, five years earlier than projected last...
by Eriksen Insurance | May 24, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
Kaiser Health News reports: “Nobody likes taking time out of a busy day to cool their heels in a doctor’s waiting room. Now you may not have to. Some primary-care practitioners are bringing their black bags directly to home or office, in some cases for as...
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...
by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 30, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform
AP reports: “WASHINGTON — Millions of seniors in popular private insurance plans offered through Medicare will be getting a reprieve from some of the most controversial cuts in President Barack Obama’s health care law. In a policy shift critics see...
