The Individual Mandate Survives As A Tax, Justices Find Fault With Medicaid Expansion

by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 29, 2012 | Insurance Reform

Kiser Health News reports: In the end, according to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Affordable Care Act survives “largely unscathed.” Kaiser Health News has the text of the court’s decision. You can also watch a replay of Kaiser Health News’...

After SCOTUS Ruling, Small-Ball Health Care Reform is the Way to Go

by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 29, 2012 | Insurance Reform

 Townhall.com reports: No matter what the Supreme Court decides tomorrow, Congress will have to revisit Obamacare’s fundamentally flawed structure. But instead of trying to solve all of our health care woes at a single stroke, Congress should carefully examine what...

Affordable Care Act Mandate Kicking Insurance Agents To The Curb

by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 19, 2012 | Insurance Reform

Yahoo News reports: “In an environment where jobs are hard to find, the Obama administration has thrown more than 100,000 health insurance agents and brokers under the bus and given them the gift of an unemployment line just before the holidays. To make matters...

Kaiser poll for most popular PPACA provision yields runaway favorite

by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 9, 2012 | Insurance Reform

Employee Benefit News reports: “Okay, so it’s no secret that the individual mandate included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act isn’t going to win any popularity contests — nor is most of the law, for that matter. However, Americans aren’t blowing...

Uninsured turn to deal sites for health care

by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 3, 2012 | Heath Care Costs

Benefitspro reports: “NEW YORK (AP) — The last time Mark Stella went to the dentist he didn’t need an insurance card. Instead, he pulled out a Groupon. Stella, a small business owner, canceled his health insurance plan more than three years ago when his...