by Eriksen Insurance | Sep 28, 2012 | Health Laws
Benefitspro reports: “Despite health care overhaul, the future of medicine looks pretty bleak—at least according to doctors. New research suggests that if physician practice trends continue, more than 44,000 physicians will be lost from the workforce in the next...
by Eriksen Insurance | May 30, 2012 | Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Insurance Reform
May 16, 2012 BCBSIL Introduces 2012 Prescription Drug Program Changes (2-150 and 151+ BluePrintSM) Beginning July 1, 2012 [Group Markets] As reported on April 4, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) is making enhancements to standardized plans for our 2-150...
by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 13, 2012 | Insurance Reform
CHICAGO — Even as she struggled to manage her Type 2 diabetes, Fannie Cline’s condition spiraled downward. It was not uncommon for Mrs. Cline, a 69-year-old retiree, to have dizzy spells, some so bad that they landed her in a hospital emergency room near her home here...
by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 2, 2012 | Insurance Reform
NPR Reports: “Until recently, “Obamacare” was a word mostly used by opponents of President Obama’s health care law. Now, supporters of the law are attempting to claim it as their own. During the three days of health care hearings, protesters...
by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 19, 2012 | Exchange, Insurance Reform
Bloomberg BNA reports: “The Department of Health and Human Services March 12 issued a final rule implementing a key component of the health care reform law—creation of health insurance exchange markets in all states in 2014 through which millions of individuals...
