health insurance

• Obamacare: Health Insurance Exchange System Seeking Agents, Brokers

  By Allison Bell  |  February 14, 2013

  Government hopes 254,095 health insurance agents and brokers will sign up to work with the new federal health insurance exchange system.

• Obamacare Deadline Extended for Notices About Online Exchanges

  By Peter Strozniak  |  February 14, 2013

  Late summer or early fall now seen as possible deadline for meeting written notice deadlines.

• Obamacare: Costs, Concerns Among Credit Unions

  By Peter Strozniak  |  January 7, 2013

  Uncertainty reigns as Affordable Care Act begins two years of taking hold. This article is also in our Jan. 9 print edition.

• Clients Would Give Away Wealth for Medicaid for Long-Term Care: Advisers Survey

  By Danielle Andrus  |  December 13, 2012

  Intentionally impoverishing themselves to qualify for Medicaid seen as "pretty extreme," Nationwide Financial president says.

• Obamacare: Insurers Say Tax Will Hit Consumers Hard

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  December 12, 2012

  The insurance industry is warning a new tax in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will cost consumers thousands in rising premiums.

• Self-Insured Health Plans on the Rise

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  November 29, 2012

  Large employers are continuing to make more use of self-insurance programs; small employers that still offer health benefits are making less use of them.

• Obamacare: Poll Finds Most Small Businesses Unclear or Incorrect on Coverage Rules

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  November 13, 2012

  Most small businesses either incorrectly believe or aren’t sure whether they must provide health insurance to employees in 2014, a recent survey shows.

• Desert Schools FCU Subsidiary Hosts Medicare Seminars

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  September 10, 2012

  Free sessions focus on benefits, changes.

• Guest Opinion: Lessons From the Health Care Debate

  By Stuart R. Levine  |  September 10, 2012

  A few weeks ago, I attended a regularly scheduled board meeting at a credit union. The CFO was delivering his financial report that included the line item reflecting the cost for employee health care. There was a discussion about this important issue and the impact it was having on the...

• Lessons to be Learned from the Health Care Debate

  By Stuart Levine  |  September 4, 2012

  There are lessons to be learned about the ongoing debate that are applicable to all of us.