by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 4, 2014 | Insurance Reform
The Star Tribune reports: “For uninsured people, the nation’s new health care law may offer an escape from worry about unexpected, astronomical medical bills. But for Stephanie Payne of St. Louis, who already had good insurance, the law could offer another...
by Eriksen Insurance | May 8, 2013 | Insurance Reform
Kaiser Health News reports: “One recent morning, 86-year-old Evelyne Lois Such was sitting at her kitchen table in Denver when the phone rang. She didn’t recognize the phone number or the deep voice on the other end of the line. “He asked if I was a senior, and...
by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 29, 2012 | Insurance Reform
CNN Politics reports: “Led by its Republican majority, the U.S. House voted Thursday to eliminate from the 2010 health care reform law a proposed advisory board that would recommend how to achieve needed, but as-yet-unreachable Medicare savings. The repeal...
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...
by Eriksen Insurance | Jan 9, 2012 | Medicare
HHS.gov reports: “The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that Medicare Part B premiums in 2012 will be lower than previously projected and the Part B deductible will decrease by $22. While the Medicare Trustees predicted monthly...
