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The latest information relating to the health insurance industry.
Small comfort: Health care costs projected to increase less than 10%, first time in decade
Employee Benefit News reports: "Cost increases for health care are perhaps finally slowing down, with employer health benefit expenditures not expected to increase in 2012 at the same explosive growth in recent years. Costs for all types of medical plans are expected...
Small-Picture Approach Flips Medical Economics
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...
With high court set to rule on health reform, Illinois’ insurance exchange hangs in the balance
Crain's reports: "If the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down President Barack Obama's overhaul of health care, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn will face a stiff challenge holding on to the state's health insurance exchange, a key component of the landmark law. Advocates say the...
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Employers Tie Financial Rewards, Penalties To Health Tests, Lifestyle Choices
Kaiser Health News reports: "Once a year, employees of the Swiss Village Retirement Community in Berne, Ind., have a checkup that will help determine how much they pay for health coverage. Those who don’t smoke, aren’t obese and whose blood pressure and cholesterol...
Don’t Grow Old Without It
The WSJ reports: "Long-term-care insurance: It can make the difference between living out your life the way you want and becoming a burden to your family or a ward of the state. But it is becoming significantly more expensive, more complicated and harder to get with...
Holder: Obama recognizes Supreme Court’s authority
CNN U. S. reports: "Attorney General Eric Holder made clear Thursday that the Obama administration recognizes the authority of federal courts, including the Supreme Court, to rule on whether the 2010 health care reform law or any other laws passed by Congress are...
Employers Responsible for W-2 Reporting
News from the Blues reports: "As part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), employers are required to report the cost of health benefits coverage under an employer-sponsored group health plan. This applies to both self-funded (ASO) and fully insured employer groups....
IRS Already Gearing Up for Health-Care Crackdown
Fox Business reports: "The rest of the country may be waiting for the U.S. Supreme Court to decide the fate of President Barack Obama’s health-care law, but the Internal Revenue Service is wasting no time. It wants to add new agents to hunt down tax cheats and still...
‘Obamacare’ Sounds Different When Supporters Say It
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 outside of the Supreme...