Thirty years of health care “reform” – and it still doesn’t work

by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 2, 2013 | Insurance Reform

Retail’s Big Blog reports: “The first time I ever wrote about health care reform was around 1980, when health maintenance organizations were becoming popular and I was a young newspaper reporter with a vested interest – I was making the move from my...

Senate Votes To Repeal Medical Device Tax

by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 2, 2013 | Insurance Reform

Insurance News Net reports: “It isn’t every day that more than half the Democrats in the Senate vote to repeal part of President Barack Obama’s health care law. But that’s what happened Thursday night when the Senate voted 79-20 to repeal a 2.3...

UPDATE: Feds recruiting licensed broker, agent info for exchanges

by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 1, 2013 | Family Health Insurance

Employee Benefit Advisor reports: “The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is recruiting licensed brokers and agents for the health insurance exchanges set to open for enrollment in October. CMS, a division of the Department of Health and Human Services,...

Questions and Answers on the Individual Shared Responsibility Provision

by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 15, 2013 | Uncategorized

IRS.gov reports: “Basic Information 1. What is the individual shared responsibility provision? Under the Affordable Care Act, the federal government, state governments, insurers, employers, and individuals are given shared responsibility to reform and improve...

Individual Health Premiums to Shoot Up Under Affordable Care Act

by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 29, 2013 | Heath Care Costs

Program Business.com reports: “Health insurance premiums have been rising-and consumers will experience another series of price shocks later this year when some see their premiums skyrocket thanks to the Affordable Care Act, aka ObamaCare. The reason: The...