Tag: Coverage

Automatic extension for furnishing health coverage statements proposed

November 28, 2021 Sharika Soukup

The IRS proposed to permanently allow an automatic extension of time for employers to furnish employees with statements about their health insurance coverage, in proposed regulations (REG-109128-21) posted to the IRS website on Monday. The proposed regulations also would make other changes to requirements under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), P.L. 111-148,…

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Health insurance costs: Premiums for family coverage at work tops $22,000 a year

November 12, 2021 Sharika Soukup

Health insurance costs: Premiums for family coverage at work tops ,000 a year

Employees foot about $6,000 of the tab, while companies pick up the rest, according to the 2021 Kaiser Family Foundation Employer Health Benefits Survey. The report, released Wednesday, found that the average annual premium rose 4% this year to $22,221. The average annual premium for a single staffer in 2021 hit $7,739, also up 4%….

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Sanders Calls John Deere Threat to Take Away Striking Workers’ Health Coverage ‘Beyond Outrageous’

October 22, 2021 Sharika Soukup

Sen. Bernie Sanders was among the labor advocates in Congress on Tuesday who condemned reports that farm equipment manufacturer John Deere plans to force 10,000 striking workers and their families off their health insurance plans next week—a punitive measure to coerce the employees into ending their strike over what they say is an unfair contract….

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ZIP Codes With the Worst Health Insurance Coverage in the Nation

October 18, 2021 Sharika Soukup

The share of Americans under the age of 65 without health insurance fell every year between 2010, when the Affordable Care Act was signed into law, and 2016, when President Barack Obama left office. Though the uninsured rate among Americans younger than 65 has inched up over the years since, it remains well below…

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