The Individual Mandate Survives As A Tax, Justices Find Fault With Medicaid Expansion

by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 29, 2012 | Insurance Reform

Kiser Health News reports: In the end, according to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Affordable Care Act survives “largely unscathed.” Kaiser Health News has the text of the court’s decision. You can also watch a replay of Kaiser Health News’...

Health Insurance ‘Sherpa’: Agent or Broker?

by Eriksen Insurance | May 21, 2012 | Insurance Reform

Fox Business reports: “A health insurance agent or broker can save you time and money, whether you’re an individual seeking coverage or a business owner shopping for the best medical plan for your employees. Licensed health insurance agents and brokers,...

Four myths about ObamaCare that just won’t die

by Eriksen Insurance | May 21, 2012 | Insurance Reform

Standard Examiner reports: “Sometimes, writing about the health reform law means reading Friday afternoon press releases and combing through Health Affairs studies. But sometimes … Death panels! Secret slush funds! Open warfare on the Catholic church!...

Quinn mulls executive order on insurance exchange

by Eriksen Insurance | May 16, 2012 | Illinois, Insurance Reform

Northwest Herald reports: Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn may use an executive order to establish a health insurance exchange, a website where consumers could comparison shop for insurance that’s a key piece of President Barack Obama’s health care law, according...

General Assembly puts health exchange bill on back burner

by Eriksen Insurance | May 15, 2012 | Insurance Reform

Crains reports: “Democratic and Republican leaders in the Illinois General Assembly have agreed to shelve a bill that would establish an Illinois health insurance exchange amid uncertainty created by the constitutional challenge to the federal health care...