Why the Jump in Health Insurance Premiums?
By admin at 16 October, 2011, 2:35 am
Why the Jump in Health Insurance Premiums? Oct. 14, 2011 — What’s behind the 2011 surge in the cost of job-based health insurance? Over the past decade, workers’ share of family health insurance premiums has gone from under $1,800 to over $4,100 a year, up 131% since 2001. Employers now contribute an average $15,000, up [...]
Read More >>Health insurance webinar tonight
By admin at 12 October, 2011, 1:18 am
Changes in health insurance coverage will be the topic of a webinar/webcast at 6:30 p.m. tonight, presented by Colorado Insurance Commissioner Jim Riesberg. Entitled “Are You Prepared for the Changes Ahead in Health Insurance?,” the webcast will focus on what drives the cost of health insurance premiums, updates on federal health care reform, resolving disputes [...]
Read More >>Employee health insurance cost rising again
By admin at 11 October, 2011, 12:53 am
Good health is the gift that keeps on giving. Not only do you feel better, you probably paid less for health insurance than some of your co-workers. In recent years, many large employers have passed on the rising cost of health insurance in the form of higher deductibles and co-payments — costs borne primarily by [...]
Read More >>Health insurance marketplace
By admin at 30 September, 2011, 8:30 pm
For many years, a large number of working families in Illinois have had limited or no access to adequate health insurance coverage. The current lack of access to coverage also prevents small businesses from growing. There is now an opportunity at hand to change this, but only if Illinois acts now. Designed to promote insurance [...]
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