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State cuts temporary deals with 3 health insurance providers

The state is making temporary deals with three state employee health insurance providers until officials can determine which carriers should receive longer-term HMO contracts.

Nashua unions, merit workers could see rebates in increased health insurance contributions

NASHUA – After the city requested more health insurance contributions from employees last year, the unionized and merit workers who agreed to take those hits may see money return soon. On Tuesday, aldermen will have their first reading of a resolution that could reset the effective date of 10 percent increases in employee health insurance contributions one to three months later than what some ...

Why Businesses Should Never Pay Individual Health Insurance Premiums: Zane Benefits Publishes New Data

Some businesses might want to pay directly for an employee's individual health insurance plans without utilizing an ERISA and HIPAA-compliant HRA, but doing so may put the business out of compliance with federal regulations and increase the business's (and employee's) tax liability.(PRWEB) May 22, 2012 Federal regulations prohibit businesses from paying directly for employee's individual health ...

CHOICE Administrators’ CEO to Discuss “Private Exchanges in a Public Exchange World” at Annual Conference of the ...

The national movement toward health insurance exchanges and the role of “private exchanges in a public exchange world” will be the topic of a presentation by Ron Goldstein, preside

Audit: Nebraska employee insurance costs high

Nebraska taxpayers are paying far more than necessary into the state's health insurance program because of high administrative costs, poor oversight and a failure to monitor and control spending, State Auditor Mike Foley said Monday.

Percentage of workers with employer-provided health coverage declining, study says

The percentage of workers who got health insurance through their jobs fell from 60.4 percent in December 2007 to 55.8 percent in April 2011.

Smokers paying more for health care insurance

Some MD Anderson employees may have to pay out a little more for their health insurance if they smoke

Zane Benefits Publishes Findings on Growth of Individual Health Insurance

Individual health insurance today in 45 states costs 1/2 the price of employer group coverage for the 70%-90% of applicants who qualify. (PRWeb May 21, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/5/prweb9525129.htm