Employer-Paid

There are specific criteria a plan must meet to retain grandfathered status. And, according to United Benefit Advisors, there are benefits to converting to a fully PPACA-complaint coverage design.

Delta Air Lines is the second Atlanta-based public company to make the news this week for its complaints about the high cost of Obamacare. Earlier, UPS said it would no longer cover employees spouses if those spouses were employed at another company that offered health coverage.

Employers and insurers surveyed anticipate increased incidence and duration of long-term absences, thanks to the health care reforms.

Gov. Peter Shumlin says the state of Vermont is going to save $10 million a year by switching the company that manages the health insurance plan for state employees.

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week after reaching the lowest level in 5 years. But the broader trend suggests companies are laying off fewer workers and could step up hiring in the months ahead.

The board for Montana's health exchange delayed a vote Wednesday on approval of 31 plans proposed to be part of the system while some companies that were rejected by the insurance commission appeal their exclusion.