by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 25, 2012 | Exchange, Insurance Reform
The Hill reports: “Officials in California want prime-time TV shows to help promote President Obama’s healthcare law. Outreach to television producers is part of the marketing plan adopted by California’s insurance exchange — a new marketplace,...
by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 5, 2012 | Insurance Reform
Federal Health Reform/Exchange Update August 2012 There has been a lot of activity since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the PPACA constitutional in late June. Our Agent/Broker Health Reform Working Group has been busy staying on top of the issue and is doing everything...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 16, 2012 | Illinois, Insurance Reform
The Republic reports: “CHICAGO — As the dust settles from the U.S. Supreme Court’s momentous decision on health care, top state leaders have faced off with conflicting figures about the cost to Illinois of expanded Medicaid coverage. President Barack...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 11, 2012 | Health Laws
WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama will veto legislation that would ease a 28-year-old Internal Revenue Service rule that requires forfeiture of unused flexible spending account balances and eliminates restrictions on using FSAs and health savings accounts to pay for...
by Eriksen Insurance | May 31, 2012 | Heath Care Costs
Insurance News Net reports: Projects PwC Health Research Institute NEW YORK, May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –Healthcare spending in the United States is expected to grow at a historically low rate of 7.5 percent next year, according to the annual Behind the Numbers...
