Tag: health insurance benefits

Insurance benefits for early retirees causes stress to the Tucson system

G. Turner
health insurance for retirees

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…

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Health insurance proposals lead to NYC lawsuit

H. Cutner
New York Health Insurance

The Labor Committee has sued New York City in an effort to try to stop it from changing its medical benefits. The Municipal Labor Committee, a group that represents city workers, has sued New York City in an attempt to stop it from being able to move forward with a request for proposals to change the health insurance benefits that the employees will be receiving. NYC will soon be seeking a new insurer for its massive benefits plan that will require premiums to be paid by workers. In April, Deputy…

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Health insurance law putting strain on public unions

H. Cutner
health insurance rates highest and lowest

Municipalities nationwide are putting the pressure on their unions to accept cheaper benefits. Towns and cities across the United States are now placing pressure on their municipal unions to start accepting cheaper health insurance benefits ahead of an element of the implementation of one of the healthcare reform components that will place a tax on more expensive plans as of 2018. The Affordable Care Act includes a so-called “Cadillac tax”, which was created following the advice of economists. The economists argued that health insurance that was more expensive, in which…

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Health insurance application forms considerably simplified by Obama Administration

G. Turner
Health Insurance Reform

The documents are much shorter and easier to complete, though income details are still needed. The Obama administration has just unveiled a new and updated health insurance application form in order to enroll for benefits that is considerably shorter and easier to complete than the original massive document that had been issued. The first version of the form received numerous complaints as it was as long and confusing as a tax form. The latest draft of the health insurance benefits application is only five pages long, which includes the cover…

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Insurance news made by worker benefits study

G. Turner
health insurance confusion

Research shows that 89 percent of employees select the same coverage options every year. According to the results of a recent survey which are making insurance news, 54 percent of workers in the United States would opt not to gain greater control over their health plan options because they feel overwhelmed by the requirement to make this type of decision. The survey was conducted online with the participation of thousands of decision makers and workers. This was the third annual Aflac WorkForces Report and it has been making insurance news…

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