Good News on Health Insurance
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Fri, 08/08/2003 - 4:42am
My Health care plan [Maine Partners/HMO] just increased 18% to $1,123.94 per month. When Dirigo taxes me an extra 4.5%, my premium should be about the same as the average wage in the state of Maine. I wouldn't want to suggest that this would have any effect on the cost of doing business in the state.
Fri, 08/08/2003 - 7:54am
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That Betsy Chapman sure is smart. Good lookin' too! Cooks a mean taco![She's my stepmom]
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Maybe Mainers will get smart, too. -Fred
Mandate-Free Coverage Enacted in TexasFinally, the "San Antonio Business Journal" reports
on two bills that have been enacted in Texas. One (SB541)
allows small employers to purchase coverage without
complying with most of Texas' 67 mandates (it retains
eight of them). The other (SB10) allows state associations
to provide health coverage to its members, but requires
that the whole association be rated together instead
of by individual companies. It dumps even more mandates
than the House bill. A local Consumers Union spokeswoman
says, "I would expect nearly all the small employers
who are currently offering health insurance are going
to run to these co-ops where they can join forces with
more employers and offer a scaled-back plan for less
money." (This is supposed to be a criticism, but it
sounds like an endorsement to me). Humana's spokesman
Eric Glenn says, "I like to view this as a great entry
point for employers that have been previously kept
out of this market." He adds, "I would expect Humana
and others to have products available on January 1
(2004)."
SOURCE:
http://sanantonio.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/stories/2003/08/04/focus1.h
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Betsy P. Chapman
Board Chair
Maine Public Policy Institute
27 State Street, Suite 68
Bangor, ME 04401
bpchapman@adelphia.net
www.maineinstitute.com