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Analysis finds steady rise in premium costs, shift toward employees
Health insurance premiums for employer-based plans grew 50% from 2003 to 2010 and if unchecked will increase another 72% by 2020, to nearly $24,000 for family coverage, according to a new state-by-state analysis by the Commonwealth Fund. The nonprofit organization, which studies and promotes health care quality, affordability and ...
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Nor'easter Caused Up To $750M In Insured Damage In Connecticut, According To Early Estimate
Connecticut suffered $500 million to $750 million in insured damage during last weekend's nor'easter, according to an early estimate provided by the Connecticut Insurance Department. That's 20 to 25 percent of the total insurance-covered damage of $1 billion to $3 billion caused by the storm that dumped snow from ...
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IRS to issue new health care reform law affordability test
WASHINGTON - The Internal Revenue Service said it will develop new rules that will make it easier for employers to determine if their health care plans are “affordable” and exempt from a stiff financial penalty mandated by the health care reform law. Under the law, starting in 2014, employers ...
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New Data Show Millions of Americans With Alcohol and Drug Addiction Could Benefit From Health Care Reform
WASHINGTON /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New government data released today demonstrate the continued, urgent need for more Americans to have access to drug and alcohol addiction treatment, according to an analysis by the Closing the Addiction Treatment Gap (CATG) initiative. If implemented properly, federal ...
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U.S. Review of Toyota Recorders Finds No New Defects
A key element of the U.S. government's investigation of Toyota Motor Corp electronic throttles and other systems found no defects beyond what is known to explain crashes blamed on unintended acceleration, the Transportation Department said Tuesday. Findings presented to Congress on the agency's review of selected Toyota electronic data ...
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