Obama Won’t Rule Out Taxing Employer Health Insurance (Update2) (Bloomberg)
June 16 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama said he wouldn’t rule out a proposal in Congress to tax employer- provided health-insurance benefits as a way to pay for his health-care plan.
Laid Off? 3 Ways to Reduce Your Health Insurance Costs (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
With up to 2 million Americans predicted to be laid off in 2009, it’s critical that those at risk of losing their medical coverage become aware of available alternatives within the current public as well as private sponsored insurance system. The nonprofit Foundation for Health Coverage Education has created 3 options to consider for recently laid-off employees. The purpose is to make them aware …
CORRECT: US House Panel: Health Insurance Recissions ‘Flawed’ (Nasdaq)
(“=US House Panel: Health Insurance Recissions ‘Flawed’,” at 2:28 p.m. EDT, misstated Don Hamm’s position at Assurant Inc. in the 11th paragraph. The correct version follows:)
US House Panel: Health Insurance Recissions ‘Flawed’ (Nasdaq)
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- A House panel on Tuesday issued a report concluding that the market for individuals purchasing health insurance is “fundamentally flawed,” pointing to a pattern of cases in which people lost their coverage once they became ill.
A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Farmers’ Mutual Group and FMG Insurance Limited (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
OLDWICK, N.J.—-A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- and the issuer credit rating of “a-” of Farmers’ Mutual Group and FMG Insurance Limited . The outlook for both ratings is positive.
Health insurance costly for Crawford businesses (Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum)
BUCYRUS — With the nation’s health care spending pushing the cost of health insurance premiums higher, small businesses are trying to find ways to save money but still provide coverage for their employees and themselves.
American Medical Assn. wary of Obama health insurance plan (USA Today)
The American Medical Association, the largest U.S. doctors group, is wary of President Obama’s call for a public health insurance plan. It doesn’t want government meddling in their jobs.
Robert Creamer: Four Reasons Why Giving Consumers The Choice of a Public Health Insurance Plan is Great Politics for … (The Huffington Post)
The private health insurance industry and its voices in Congress have begun to spin the narrative that offering consumers a choice of a public…
Road to Recovery: Affordable health insurance for small businesses (The News-Press)
Finding affordable health insurance is a struggle for small-business owners and their workers.
Obama Pitches Health-care Reform To Doctors’ Group (Fox News)
Obama Pitches Health-care Reform To Doctors’ Group