The deadline for all Massachusetts residents age 18 and over to have health insurance is July 1. In addition, all employers with 11 or more full-time employees in Massachusetts must make a "fair and reasonable" contribution toward an employee health plan by that date.
While most adults in the United States are concerned about health insurance coverage--their own, or that of others--they also worry that requiring employers to cover all employees could lead to more economic problems. That's according to an online survey by Harris Interactive for the Wall Street Journal Online's Health Industry Edition.
Employer contributions for a domestic partner's health insurance benefits would no longer be considered taxable income, under a bill recently introduced by Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Washington).
A vast majority of U.S. workers say they are very satisfied with their employer-provided healthcare benefits, according to a survey by the National Business Group on Health, an association of 266 large U.S. companies.
The Census Bureau has reported revised figures on health insurance coverage that show that more Americans had health insurance coverage in 2005 than the bureau previously reported.
Employer offers of health insurance to parents with lower incomes have fallen three times as fast as offers to parents who earn more money, according to an analysis published by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
The U.S. Senate is mulling a proposal that would build upon existing law requiring parity for annual and lifetime limits between mental health coverage and medical/surgical coverage, according to Sen. Pete Domenici (R-N.M.), a sponsor of the Mental Health Parity Act of 2007.
Wal-Mart has teamed with two unions, three large employers, and several other organizations to launch a campaign to reform the nation's healthcare system by 2012.
The White House held a press briefing to reveal more details on President Bush's plan that would create a standard health insurance tax deduction, which would also act as a cap on the amount of employer-provided healthcare benefits that are exempt from taxation.
President Bush is set to propose a standard tax deduction for health insurance and a cap on the amount of employer-provided healthcare benefits that are exempt from taxation, the New York Times reports.
