Based on a recent poll, nearly half of business owners – 48 percent – say that Ban the Box laws put the company in an unfavorable position.
The uninsured rate in America – whether due to the Affordable Care Act, voluntary employee benefits or perhaps a combination of both – continues to fall. In fact, it’s latest drop is plumbing depths that have never been seen before.
For employers who offer health insurance to their workers, health care benefit expenses are projected to increase by 6 percent next year, NBGH reported, based on a survey of 425 large employers.
Most of the mandates for the Affordable Care Act are now in effect. The ACA was passed in 2010, but it wasn’t until last year that the requirements kicked in. Still, there are several others that are scheduled for next year.
Despite a greater number of people having the means through which to pay for medical services – something that many heretofore did not have – consumers are less than thrilled with their government-sponsored plans, according to a recent poll.
Not every business falls under the ACA mandate. For small businesses, for example – those who employ 50 employees or fewer – they are immune from the health insurance requirement, thereby avoiding the minimum fine of $100 per day for every worker who’s not extended health insurance benefits. Apparently, however, that’s not always the case
More than $1 billion has been collected by the government, as the IRS has cracked down on Americans who aren’t abiding by the ACA mandate.
Approximately 6 in 10 Americans approve of the 5-to-4 decision rendered by the Supreme Court, allowing consumers to pay for their health insurance with the help of subsidies, according to a recent poll conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation
Shortly before the U.S. Supreme Court adjourned for its annual summer vacation, the high court dropped a major decision that affected the health insurance and employee benefits marketplace directly: Subsidies remain available for insurance customers who access state-based exchanges.
While employee benefits continues to be the predominant way in which Americans are covered, an ever-increasing percentage of health plans are now government provided.
