Implementing Health Reform: State-Based, Partnership, And Federally Facilitated Exchanges

by Eriksen Insurance | May 30, 2012 | Exchange, Insurance Reform

Health Affairs Blog reports: “On May 16, 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services moved three steps closer to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance exchanges, which will happen on January 1, 2014.  First, HHS announced the...

Health Care Reform Could Get You A Raise, But There’s A Catch

by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 20, 2012 | Insurance Reform

Huff Post Politics reports: “The good news is that health care reform could lead your employer to put a little more money in your paycheck. The bad news is that if they do, it’s probably because they aren’t providing you with health insurance...

Backup plans if individual mandate is struck down

by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 12, 2012 | Insurance Reform

“If the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down health reform’s individual mandate and leaves the rest of the law in place — what happens next? The backup plan could be automatic enrollment in your employer’s health insurance, a lot like the way you get signed up for...

Quinn: Medicaid must be cut back

by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 23, 2012 | Illinois Health Insurance, Medicaid

The Chicago Tribune reports: “Gov. Pat Quinn plans to call for major Medicaid cuts during his annual budget address Wednesday and issue a warning that immediate changes must be made or the state’s health care system for the poor could collapse. A Quinn...

Insurance industry could take hit from birth control mandate

by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 23, 2012 | Health Laws

The Hill reports: “The insurance industry is concerned it will take a hit from the Obama administration’s mandate that they provide birth control in health plans for employees of religious organizations that object to the coverage. Publicly, the health insurance...