Twin Cities’ striking nurses facing big health insurance deadline – Twin Cities : twincities

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Twin Cities' striking nurses facing big health insurance deadline – Twin Cities

Twin Cities' striking nurses facing big health insurance deadline – Twin Cities

If the open-ended nurses strike at Allina Health's Twin Cities hospitals continues through Oct. 1, striking nurses will have to begin paying for the full cost of their health care coverage.No new negotiations have been announced as the Minnesota Nurses Association's strike stretched into its third week.Allina, meanwhile, has said about 500 staff nurses have crossed picket lines, joining some 1,500 replacement nurses to staff the five area hospitals, which include United Hospital in St. Paul.


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Workers' health insurance premiums rise modestly, but deductibles jump lot more

Workers' health insurance premiums rise modestly, but deductibles jump lot more

In 2016, the average deductible for workers was $1,478, up from $1,318 last year, the survey found.And for the first time, according to the survey, slightly more than half of all covered workers have deductibles of at least $1,000, and at smaller firms, the average deductibles are now above $2,000.The survey also found that the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare, is having no effect at driving up employer health insurance costs, and that few companies are changing their employees' hours as a result of ACA requirements.


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FAMU student health insurance is in effect

FAMU student health insurance is in effect

The new Mandatory Health Insurance regulation is now in effect for the 2016-2017 academic school year.The regulation implements mandatory health insurance for all students who are enrolled at least half-time in a degree-granting program at any campus of Florida A&M University, beginning June 2016 Summer B term, according to a notice of proposed new regulation document provided by FAMU's student health services.Students who are insured were encouraged to complete and submit the waiver form online before the Sept. 10 deadline, according to an email from student health services.