Tag: employee health insurance

Insurance news from Scranton shows no more rape abortion coverage

Julie Campbell
Health Insurance news abortion rape

The college in Pennsylvania intends to stop its policies from paying for these procedures under those specific circumstances. The University of Scranton, a Jesuit school, has revealed insurance news affecting its employees, which showed that its insurance plans will no longer be providing coverage for abortion procedures following cases of incest, rape, or pregnancies that threaten the life of the woman. The college has said that this move aligns with Catholic doctrine and it is therefore removing the coverage from its employee plans. At the same time, the faculty union…

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Employer insurance trends are not impacted by the health care reform as expected

Julie Campbell
employer sponsored Health Insurance

While many had believed that companies would drop their coverage, research is showing that this is not the case. Researchers from the Urban Institute have recently released the results of a new study that has been published online in the Health Affairs journal, showing that while many had expected insurance trends from employers to include the dropping of coverage for their workers as a result of the health care reform, this has not been the case. The Affordable Care Act has not been leading swathes of companies to drop their…

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Health insurance study reveals the true feelings of employers

G. Turner
health insurance for small business

The results of recent research provide insight into the way that companies feel about providing coverage to workers. Even though the cost of medical care has been continuing to rise and the pressure from the Affordable Care Act is ever present in the air, employers continue to think of health insurance for their employees as a high priority. The health care reform has added some new requirements that will be impacting many smaller businesses. The study results have indicated that while the priority of employee health insurance remains high, the…

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Health insurance for business customers to be sold at Sam’s Club

G. Turner
Sam's Club health insurance exchange

At the same time that these shoppers are buying large sized containers of coffee, they may also shop for coverage. Small businesses are now beginning to make the decisions that are required of them in order to be able to comply with the Affordable Care Act, which states that employers must offer health insurance to their workers, and now Sam’s Club is going to enter into the market that sells this coverage. The Wal-Mart Stores wholesale retailer division has announced that it will start selling private plans. It will be…

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Insurance plan loophole nearly closed

H. Cutner
health insurance for small businesses

The government is coming close to stopping employers from being able to offer substandard coverage. Insurance plan consultants were recently surprised to discover that under the rules of the Affordable Care Act, employers are capable of offering policies to their employees for next year that do not include hospital benefits. This has caused the administration to take action to correct an official calculator for approving of insurance policies. Officials from the Treasury Department are now working on changing the path of an official calculator that gives approval to various types…

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