My Five Obamacare Anxieties: The scenarios that keep this reform advocate up at night

by Eriksen Insurance | Jun 3, 2013 | Health Reform

New Republic reports: “Conservatives are talking about the implementation of Obamacare in the same thoughtful way they talked about its enactment—that is, as an impending apocalypse. It won’t be, as I’ve noted previously. Most Americans get insurance...

To cut health bills, boomers need 20-somethings

by Eriksen Insurance | May 13, 2013 | Insurance Reform

Market Watch reports: “Baby boomers with individual health plans stand to benefit big-time when public insurance exchanges launch on January 1. The centerpiece of the Affordable Care Act, these state-level marketplaces will improve boomers’ access to health...

Health Care Reform Will Be A “Mess,” Experts Predict

by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 2, 2013 | Insurance Reform

Insurance News Net reports: “When health care reforms begin this year and new insurance starts next year, it will not be pretty, health experts said. “This is going to be a mess,” said Jonathan Gruber, a health economist at theMassachusetts Institute...

Why Premiums Will Change for People Who Now Have Nongroup Insurance

by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 19, 2013 | Insurance Reform

Kaiser Family Foundation reports: “The federal government recently released draft regulations that address the benefits, market rules, and rating practices for nongroup coverage. Before reform, the nongroup market was widely acknowledged to be broken, with...

Obamacare Faces Doubts Among The Young And The Restless

by Eriksen Insurance | Mar 7, 2013 | Insurance Reform

Insurance News Net reports: “Heading into the final stages before implementation of his health care overhaul, President Obama is facing growing concerns among young Americans who will absorb the largest spike in medical costs under the sweeping law. Obama...