by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 25, 2011 | Health Laws
The Internal Revenue Service is gearing up to handle the complex tax provisions of the health care reform law and has made significant progress so far in planning for the law’s implementation, according to a new government report. The Patient Protection and Affordable...
by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 21, 2011 | Insurance Reform
Huffpost Politics reports: “WASHINGTON — Fewer than 34,000 Americans have signed up for a health care reform program designed to insure the uninsurable until the new law’s broader provisions take effect in 2014. Enrollment in the Pre-Existing...
by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 20, 2011 | Medicare, Social Security
Benifits Pro reports: “WASHINGTON (AP) — That didn’t last long. About 55 million Social Security recipients will get their first increase in benefits next year since 2009 — a 3.6 percent raise. But higher Medicare premiums could erase part of it. For some,...
by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 20, 2011 | Insurance Reform
Eurek Alert reports: “Measuring period prior to Affordable Care Act, report finds improvement on some quality measures; steep decline in access and little overall progress since first scorecard in 2006 New York, NY, October 18, 2011—The U.S. health care system...
by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 20, 2011 | Insurance Reform
Becker’s Hospital Review reports: “Conservative activists and healthcare experts, who anticipate a GOP takeover of the White House and Senate, are forming an alternative plan to President Obama’s healthcare reform law in preparation for a full...