Six in Ten Employers Hope Health Care Reform Will Be Repealed

by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 14, 2011 | Insurance Reform

PRNewswire reports: “For even the most casual observer, it’s obvious that the ”Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” is one of the more controversial laws ever passed by Congress. But even savvy observers may learn something new about the...

Senators Move to Block ObamaCare Implementation Pending Resolution of States’ Lawsuit

by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 12, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform

Targeted News Service reports: “WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 — The office of Sen. Orrin G. Hatch, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Sens. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and 15 Senate colleagues have introduced a bill that would place a...

Employers turning to brokers for more help, MetLife poll confirms

by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 12, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform

Employee Benefit Advisor reports: “As a result of health care reform, employers – especially smaller ones – are turning to their benefits consultants, brokers and agents for more help, according to a new poll from MetLife. The MetLife Health Care Reform Poll,...

House Repeals Health Reform Law, but Senate Will Not Follow Suit

by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 30, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform

GovWatch reports: “Issue:  Health Reform Date: January 20, 2011 Action Taken: As expected, on January 19 the GOP-controlled House of Representatives approved H.R.2, the bill to repeal the health reform bill enacted into law last March. H.R.2 would repeal the...

Health Care Campaigns Build on Both Sides

by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 23, 2011 | Health Laws, Insurance Reform

Insurance News Net reports: “Jan. 21, 2011 — The states that have health insurance exchanges, or are moving forward on establishing exchanges, now number at least seven, after two states announced their efforts. The states disclosed their plans during a...