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Insurance benefits for early retirees causes stress to the Tucson system

March 5, 2014March 3, 2014 G. Turner

City employees have been enjoying having the government pick up the tab, but it is an expensive one. In Tucson, Arizona, as is the case in many cities across the country, when workers retire before the point that they are eligible for Medicare – at the age of 65 years – they are able to avoid the cost faced by most private sector employees, in which they would have to bear the cost of their own health insurance plans during the span between retirement and Medicare eligibility. Last year, the…

Insurance industry study shows over 300k in Arizona qualify for subsidies

November 8, 2013November 5, 2013 H. Cutner

Recent research has shown that almost 60 percent of the state’s population can receive this assistance. The results of a new insurance industry study are now revealing that almost 60 percent of the residents of Arizona who purchase coverage through the federal exchange will be able to qualify for a tax subsidy to help to make their health plans more affordable. This study looked at individuals who did not qualify for Medicaid plans but who would use the exchange. This insurance industry research was conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation.…

Health insurance campaign launched in Arizona

September 12, 2013September 10, 2013 S.Vagus

Volunteers seek to raise awareness of health insurance in Arizona Arizona has launched a year-long campaign to promote coverage through its health insurance exchange over the weekend. The state is hoping to raise awareness of the exchange, which could offer affordable coverage to the state’s estimated 1 million people that do not have health insurance protection currently. Enroll America, a national non-profit organization that works with health care and social service agencies, is one of the parties participating in the campaign. Volunteers work to spread information Through Enroll America, volunteers…

Arizona rejects health insurance exchange plans

December 4, 2012November 30, 2012 Dan

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer shuts down exchange efforts Arizona lawmakers have been wrestling with the concept of a health insurance exchange for some time. The state must host an exchange program per the Affordable Care Act, but legislators have been uncertain whether the state should build and operate the exchange itself or leave that burden to the federal government. Governor Jan Brewer has announced that the issue has been settled this week, declaring that Arizona will not be building and operating its own health insurance exchange. Exchanges billed as way…

Health insurance statistics for Arizona shows worrisome results

September 13, 2012April 30, 2013

Census report shows one in five residents of the state did not have coverage in 2010. Nearly one in every five people in Arizona were without health insurance coverage in 2010, according to a report from the Census Bureau that was recently released. In counties facing greater struggles, that uninsured rate rose to one quarter. The report indicated that the overall rate of uninsured individuals under the age of 65 in Arizona was at 19.3 percent that year. This was slightly worse than the average across the country in 2010,…