Humana CEO: Health care reform will push cost of insurance up next year
Courier-Journal reports: “If you are young and healthy, get ready to pay more for health insurance when the Affordable Care Act goes into effect next year, Humana CEO Bruce Broussard said Thursday. In...
View ArticleHealth Benefit Costs Listed On Tax Forms
Insurance News Net reports: “Few people know the total cost of their health benefits or realize that family coverage can account for a fourth or more of their total compensation. For the first time,...
View ArticleACA: Come Out And Play
Insurance News Net reports: “One percent.” “I would be surprised if we see many, if any.” According to most experts, the number is small. Not only is it small, it keeps getting smaller. We speak, of...
View ArticleHealth Insurance Brokers, Small Employers Fear Higher Prices
Insurance News Net reports: “President Barack Obama’s ambitious goal that all Americans have access to health care will take a huge step forward this fall with the opening of federal and state...
View ArticleLatest Fed Report Acknowledges ACA Slows Hiring, Consumer Spending
Insurance News Net reports: The Federal Reserve yesterday released a report confirming that uncertainty and increased costs caused by the health care law are leading employers to lay off workers and...
View ArticleSmall Firms’ Offer of Plan Choices Under Health Law Delayed
The New York Times reports: “Unable to meet tight deadlines in the new health care law, the Obama administration is delaying parts of a program intended to provide affordable health insurance to small...
View ArticleWill health care reform raise insurance premiums?
MSNBC reports: “A big part of the pitch for President Obama’s health care reform was that it would make health care insurance more affordable–heck, it was even in the name of the bill. But more than...
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Will health care reform raise insurance premiums?
MSNBC reports: “A big part of the pitch for President Obama’s health care reform was that it would make health care insurance more affordable–heck, it was even in the name of the bill. But more than...
View ArticleUnhealthy Habits Have Growing Effect On Insurance Premiums
Insurance News Net reports: “If you’re overweight, have high blood pressure, smoke or are diabetic, your employer may soon require you to improve your health, get counseling on the issue or pay a fine,...
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Quick Facts about Health Care Reform and Premiums
AHIP Coverage reports: “Given recent attention on the impact of health care reform on health care costs and premiums, we wanted to share the following facts: The impact the ACA will have on premiums...
View ArticleUPS blames PPACA, to slash 15,000 spouses from coverage
Benefits Pro reports: “The number of employers whose company health benefits plan cover the working (elsewhere) spouses of their employees has just been reduced by one — and it’s a big one, too. UPS...
View ArticleDivorce could be side effect of Obamacare’s healthcare reform
The Washington Times reports: “Many couples that would like to get divorced stay together because they simply cannot afford to live on their own. Frequently this decision is driven by the cost of...
View ArticleSmart Apps vs. Obamacare
Insurance News Net reports: “The Affordable Care Act locks in the status quo, but new technology is making health care cheaper and more individualized. Health care costs in the U.S. have been rising so...
View ArticleHigh Health Plan Deductibles Weigh Down More Employees
The New York Times reports: “Anita Maina was working on an arts and crafts project she found on Pinterest — creating a table out of wood and cork — when she ripped off a fingernail while removing...
View ArticleWal-Mart cuts health benefits for some part-timers
Yahoo Finance reports: “Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to eliminate health insurance coverage for some of its part-time U.S. employees in a move aimed at controlling rising health care costs of the...
View ArticleMost employers to reject private exchanges
Benefits Pro reports: “Oops. The private exchange juggernaut may have just hit a bump in the road to success. Myriad studies have tried to fathom whether major employers will decide to shift their...
View ArticleHigh deductible plans have more people delaying treatment
Yahoo Finance reports: “As the cost of health care rises, more and more Americans in nearly every economic class are choosing to delay medical treatment because they can’t afford it. A new Gallup poll...
View ArticleShould I Choose A High Or Low Deductible Health Insurance Plan?
Forbes reports: “Question: I am shopping the federal Marketplace for a new health insurance plan. Though I understand the basics of health insurance, deductibles have me confused. I am the sole...
View ArticleMedical Debt Still a Problem Under Health Law — Despite Protections
Kaiser Health News reports: “Elizabeth and Britt Harmon struggled for years to have a child, and were thrilled when their son Orin was born in February 2013. But they were unprepared for the medical...
View ArticlePPACA HIT repeal bill gaining steam
Benefits Pro reports: “A funding mechanism included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Actis gaining steam in the House of Representatives, leading to a round of huzzahs from the small...
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