Posts Tagged: Health care

HealthCare is Changing in California

AB 1083, which would implement the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions for small businesses. California law requires health insurers to sell coverage or “guaranteed issue” of coverage to small businesses with 2-50 employees. Rates may vary by 10% depending on the health status of the employees, age, geographic region, and family size…. Read more »



Healthcare cost in 2013

Here are some figures Buck Consultants put together after surveying 123 insurers and plan administrators nationwide: Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) costs are projected to increase 9.7% in the first half of 2013 High-Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) costs are expected to rise by 9.6% Point-of-Service (POS) plan costs are projected to increase by 9.5%, and Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)… Read more »