Employers will not face a penalty if they fail to inform their workers by Oct 1 about changes under President Barack Obama’s healthcare law, the administration said, in what will likely come as a relief to many small businesses. The …
Korey Kormick, 29, has not had health insurance for at least a decade. His job, as a contract employee directing chess tournaments and coaching kids in the fundamentals of the game, doesn’t offer it, and he hasn’t been able to …
Officials with the Tennessee Department of Insurance say they are investigating after getting complaints about letters sent by Humana Inc. to policyholders about their options under the Affordable Care Act. The Courier-Journal reported that Insurance Commissioner Sharon Clark said her …
A 25-year-old New Yorker earning $25,000 a year will pay as little as $62 a month for health insurance next year, and a peer living in Vermont may pay nothing, according to a 17-state survey of premiums under the U.S. …
The CEO of Connecticut’s health insurance exchange says the organization is on track to begin accepting applications when open enrollment begins this fall. Kevin Counihan told reporters on Wednesday that Access Health CT recently underwent a readiness test with the …
A major Illinois health insurance exchange has announced plans to double its workforce to serve those shopping for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. GoHealth LLC announced it plans to create 450 additional jobs by the end of 2013. …
A New Jersey town has cut hours for some part-time employees to avoid providing health insurance under the federal Affordable Care Act. Middletown Township made the adjustment for 25 workers to prevent a $775,000 annual increase in health insurance costs. …
Like many, Steve Festa, with Reno, Nev.-based EMPLOYERS, has some serious concerns about just how the Affordable Care Act will affect the insurance industry. And Festa’s biggest concern is how this sweeping change in healthcare will impact workers’ compensation, particularly …
Florida Gov. Rick Scott has joined other Republicans lawmakers around the country in questioning privacy issues surrounding the navigators hired to walk people through their health insurance options under the Affordable Care Act. “What we do not know is how …
A federal judge has denied most of the federal government’s motion to dismiss Oklahoma’s legal challenge to implementation of the new federal healthcare law. In a 27-page decision, U.S. District Judge Ronald White of Muskogee rejected assertions by government lawyers …
