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Posts Tagged ‘Costs’
Monday, May 20th, 2013
News @ JAMA reports:
“There has been no shortage of attention focused on the scheduled expiration of tax cuts for middle class and wealthy Americans at the end of this year. That’s likely to continue to be the case through the election and a potential lame duck session of Congress following it.
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Tags: Affordable Care Act, Burlington, Cary, Chicago, Chicagoland, Costs, Elgin, exchange, Fox Valley, Government, insurance, Lake in the Hills, Lakewood, Lincolnwood, Medicare, North West Suburbs, Northern Illinois, Northwest Suburbs, Ringwood, River Grove
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Monday, May 6th, 2013
The Daily Chronicle reports:
“Most Illinoisans without health insurance coverage know very little about the federal health care overhaul and how it might help them. It’s Brian Gorman’s challenge to make sure they learn.
Gorman, 38, a former campaign organizer for President Barack Obama, has been hired by Gov. Pat Quinn to increase the number of Illinois residents with insurance by telling them about features of Obama’s sweeping overhaul.
Within months, Gorman plans to roll out a campaign featuring TV ads, radio spots, tweets and billboards – possibly featuring sports teams – to promote a so-called “culture of coverage” and urge people without insurance to sign up.
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Tags: Affordable Care Act, Cary, Chicago, Chicagoland, Costs, Darien, DeKalb, Delay, Fox Valley, Geneva, Health and Human Services, health insurance coverage, Humana, Huntley, insurance, Marketplace, North West Suburbs, Northern Illinois, Northwest Suburbs, Patient Protection, Riverwoods, Rolling Meadows, Roselle, Saint Charles, SHOP, Supreme Court
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Monday, May 6th, 2013
U.S. Small Business Administration reports:
“One of the ways in which the Affordable Care Act helps bring down costs for small employers is through the tax credit available to eligible small businesses that provide health care insurance to their employees. The credit significantly offsets the cost of providing insurance and with the 2012 tax filing deadline fast approaching, you don’t want to let this valuable tax break pass you by. Here’s what you need to know about eligibility and how to claim the credit:
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Tags: Advisor, Affordable Care Act, Carpend, Carpentersville, Cary, Chicago, Chicagoland, Costs, exchange, Fox Valley, Lakewood, Marketplace, North West Suburbs, Northern Illinois, Northwest Suburbs, Oswego, Palatine, SHOP, small businesses, Tax, the affordable care act
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Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
Benefits Pro reports:
“Employers offering high-priced benefit plans to their workers may soon find themselves on a bumpy ride, thanks to the “Cadillac” tax.
According to the Medical Plan Trends Report, produced by benefit-management firm HighRoads and the member-advisory people at CEB, about 16 percent of plans are on track to incur the tax, charged on plans with annual premiums exceeding $10,200 for individuals or $27,500 for a family.
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Tags: Affordable Care Act, Algonquin, Barrington, Chicago, Chicagoland, Costs, Des Plaines, Elgin, Fox Valley, health care reform, North West Suburbs, Northern Illinois, Northwest Suburbs, Patient Protection, Prospect Heights, requirements, Rolling Meadows
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Tuesday, March 19th, 2013
Insurance News Net reports:
“Tina Nanos’ life was bogged down by her weight for years.
“I thought about it. I was overweight for a very large portion of my life,” said Nanos, who lives in Wallingford with her husband and two children, 13 and 5.
But when her weight “skyrocketed” after having her second son, so much so that sitting in an airplane seat and even walking were uncomfortable, she still didn’t change.
Then her employer and health insurer, UnitedHealthcare, offered her a cash incentive. She shed 101 pounds in two years and saved $1,200 on her annual premium.
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Tags: Affordable Care Act, Barrington Hills, Chicago, Chicagoland, Costs, Elgin, exchange, Fox Valley, insurance news, Marengo, medical expenses, North West Suburbs, Northern Illinois, Northwest Suburbs, premiums, Ringwood, South Elgin
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Thursday, March 7th, 2013
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 championed his signature legislative achievement on college campuses and to twentysomethings during his re-election campaign. But he focused on Obamacare’s most popular provision — allowing students to stay on their parents’ insurance plans until the age of 26 — not the higher costs incurred by younger Americans to bring down the price of insurance for seniors.
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Tags: Barrington Hills, Bensenville, buffalo grove, Chicago, Chicagoland, Costs, Crystal Lake, Dundee, Fox Valley, health care system, health insurance, Hebron, Herbron, insurance plan, Maywood, North West Suburbs, Northern Illinois, Northwest Suburbs, ObamaCare, Penalty, premiums, Prospect Heights, young people
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Friday, February 15th, 2013
Forbes reports:
“Now that the 2012 presidential election is in our rear-view mirror, the Affordable Care Act (aka “Obamacare”) looks like it’s here to stay. With it comes an interesting decision for chief executive officers to make by 2014: Should your company keep its current health care plan, or opt out and allow employees to enter into consumer-directed health care exchanges?
Certainly, there is much at stake for C-level executives when it comes to health care reform and health care coverage in general. According to a 2012 study from Towers Watson, in 2013 the average cost of health benefits per employee will stand at $11,507, a 5% increase from 2012.
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Tags: Affordable Care Act, Chicago, Chicagoland, Costs, exchange, Fox Valley, North West Suburbs, Northern Illinois, Northwest Suburbs, ObamaCare, Plato Center, private exchange, River Grove, Riverwoods, Wasco, Wheeling, Woodstock
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Thursday, February 14th, 2013
Insurance News Net reports:
“Some families could get priced out of health insurance due to what’s being called a glitch in President Barack Obama’s overhaul law.
IRS regulations issued Wednesday disappointed liberal backers of the president’s plan, who had hoped for a fix.
Starting in January, the law will provide millions of uninsured working families with subsidies to buy private insurance. But it also says that in some cases families with job-based coverage can’t get those subsidies.
The problem is the way the law defined affordable.
What counts is self-only coverage offered to the individual worker, not his or her family. Family coverage typically costs much more. So if the employer isn’t willing to chip in for premiums, some families will be out of luck.
And the health care overhaul won’t help them either.”
Tags: Chicago, Chicagoland, Costs, family plan, Fox Valley, health insurance, insurance news, IRS, North Barrington, North West Suburbs, Northern Illinois, Northwest Suburbs, premiums, Villa Park, Wasco, West Chicago, West Dundee, Wilmette, Woodstock
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Thursday, February 7th, 2013
Tags: Affordable Care Act, Campton Hills, Carpend, Chicago, Chicagoland, Costs, Court Ruling, exchange, Fox Valley, Long Grove, Marketplace
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Tuesday, January 29th, 2013
Program Business.com reports:
“Health insurance premiums have been rising-and consumers will experience another series of price shocks later this year when some see their premiums skyrocket thanks to the Affordable Care Act, aka ObamaCare.
The reason: The congressional Democrats who crafted the legislation ignored virtually every actuarial principle governing rational insurance pricing. Premiums will soon reflect that disregard-indeed, premiums are already reflecting it.
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Tags: Berwyn, Chicago, Chicagoland, Costs, Elgin, Fox Valley, Health and Human Services, health insurance, Johnsburg, Kaneville, Massachusetts, North West Suburbs, Northern Illinois, Northwest Suburbs, premiums, Richmond, Rolling Meadows, Schaumburg, Tax
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