Health Insurance

GAO: Small business tax credit for healthcare is underused

McKnight's Staff May 23, 2012

A tax credit designed to make it easier for small businesses to offer health insurance is underused, a government report finds.

Bill reducing Medicaid eligibility passes in House

October 31, 2011

The House passed a bill (H.R. 2576) last week that would count Social Security as income in determining eligibility for Medicaid and federal subsidies for health insurance exchanges, starting in 2014.

Study asserts Medicaid is key to physical and financial health

July 08, 2011

In the first large-scale study to assess the impact of Medicaid, researchers say they have showed that health insurance for low-income individuals results in their improved physical, mental and financial health.

Resident advocates demand health insurance guarantee for LTC employees

June 20, 2011

Twenty-four nursing home resident advocacy groups have asked the Department of Health and Human Services to require that nursing home owners provide health insurance to their employees.

Nursing home operators ask the government for health reform insurance exemptions

May 17, 2011

Overwhelmed at the prospect of offering health insurance for every employee, several nursing home operators are asking the Obama administration for exemption from certain provisions of the Affordable Care Act.

How nursing homes can cut expenses and still give good raises and benefits

Bobby Hotaling April 05, 2011

It is no secret that employee benefit plans are some of a nursing company's biggest expenses. If health insurance costs are $6,000 to $7,000 a year for each employee, how does management still give everyone a raise that will be perceived as meaningful?

Employers passing cost of healthcare onto employees in tougher economy, Kaiser Foundation finds

September 03, 2010

Although premiums for family health coverage rose by just 3% in 2010, workers' shares of the cost of the plans has jumped 14%, according to a new survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation.