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Rush Limbaugh rants on health care legistlation, slams Ted Kennedy
I used to respect Rush Limbaugh, but he's turned into a babbling shock jock that will say anything for ratings.
COBRA Subsidy Guidance, Labor Department says more coming
The Department of Labor says it is working on guidance regarding the newly created subsidy for COBRA premiums. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) provides for a 65 percent subsidy for COBRA continuation premiums for up to 9 months for workers...
What the COBRA Subsidy Means for Employers
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 signed into law February 17 expands COBRA in ways that will certainly impact employers. Most significantly, the act offers assistance-eligible individuals a 65 percent subsidy of their required COBRA premiums and an...
Consumer Driven Health Plans gaining wide appeal
Health care consumerism continues to grow through both consumer-directed health plans and tools that provide all health care consumers with more information about their health care choices and costs. Here are some examples of their growth: The number of employers with...
Maternity Rider now available for Assurant RighStart and CoreMed plans in Illinois
The maternity rider is now available for RightStart and SaveRight plans with the following deductible options in Illinois: $1,000 $2,500 $5,000 $10,000
TelaDoc Medical Services now includes with Assurant Short Term Medical Plans
New Assurant Short Term Medical clients now receive around-the-clock access to non-emergency medical care by telephone, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year with TelaDoc Medical Services. TelaDoc board-certified, licensed physicians provide quick treatment for routine...
Walgreens Take Care Clinics now available for Assurant Health Customers
Take Care Clinic, a new retail health clinic at select Walgreens, is now available to Assurant Health customers. With over 325 Walgreens drugstores in 19 states, now it’s more convenient than ever to receive high-quality, affordable health care by board-certified...
Employers prepare for surge in COBRA enrollees
Employers will have to scramble to comply with federal legislation providing a federal subsidy of COBRA health insurance premiums to laid-off employees. Employees who were laid off from Sept. 1, 2008, through Dec. 31, 2009, will be eligible for a 65% federal subsidy...
Study: 14,000 Losing Health Insurance a Day
According to a report released today by the liberal Center for American Progress and also the group Health Care for America Now, 14,000 Americans are losing health-care insurance every day during this economic crisis. Since the recession began, the report says, an...
COBRA Provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Congress has passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ("the Act"), and the Act has been signed by President Obama. This communication describes the provisions in the Act that affect COBRA continuation coverage and similar state continuation coverage....