Month: October 2013

Assurant Health to cut 108 jobs, citing Obamacare provisions: The Milwaukee Business Journal's Rich Kirchen reports: "As telegraphed by the parent company's CEO, Assurant Health of Milwaukee is laying off employees primarily due to the elimination of underwriting for some health care products under the Affordable Care Act 'and to reduce operational expenses.'" (BUSINESS JOURNAL, 10/30)

The Affordable Care Act eliminates medical underwriting in the individual and small-group health insurance markets and that will lead to an unspecified number of job eliminations at Milwaukee-based Assurant Health's underwriting offices. (THE MILWAUKEE BUSINESS JOURNAL, 10/28)

Many who could benefit remain unaware of the Affordable Care Act, and others believe they simply don’t need or can’t afford insurance. (GANNET MEDIA, 10/28)

The salaries, bonuses and other compensation of the region's top health care executives don't drive increases in health care costs. But the incentives that determine their incomes — and even whether they keep their jobs — do. (JOURNAL SENTINEL, 10/28)

The federal health care exchange is supposedly up and running in Wisconsin, but the six agencies officially responsible for helping people navigate the complex array of private insurance it offers are only just beginning to be certified. (WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO, 10/25)