Labor Unions to Pelosi, Reid: Obamacare Healthcare Reform Hurts Us Too

by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 19, 2013 | Insurance Reform

The Washington Free Beacon reports: “Three major unions wrote a letter to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) asking them to fix major flaws in Obamacare that “will destroy the very health and...

Implementing Health Reform: Contraceptive Coverage Final Regulations

by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 12, 2013 | Insurance Reform

Heath Affairs Blog reports: “The most controversial single issue presented by the Affordable Care Act is arguably the regulatory requirement that group health plans and insurers cover contraceptive services.  The ACA requires non-grandfathered group health plans...

Higher Medicaid reimbursement for state’s primary care docs

by Eriksen Insurance | Jul 12, 2013 | Medicaid

Crains reports: “Doctors providing primary care in Illinois can get higher Medicaid reimbursement rates through the end of 2014. Illinois officials are reminding doctors to sign up online for the higher rates, which are expected to increase by an average of 93...

Illinois lawmakers rebuff governor over health insurance exchange

by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 25, 2013 | Exchange, Illinois

Chicago Health Care Daily reports: “Federal officials could end up overseeing the new Illinois health insurance marketplace for years to come after lawmakers in Springfield balked again at a full embrace of President Barack Obama’s health care law. The...

Will Obamacare end job lock? Study finds 1.5 million to join self-employed due to law

by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 17, 2013 | Insurance Reform

The Business Journals reports: “Will health care reform lead 1.5 million Americans to become self-employed next year? Researchers from the Urban Institute and Georgetown University think so. They’ve concluded that the reforms under the Affordable Care Act...