Mental Health Coverage: Bye-Bye Benefit?
Woodman's Food Markets did it, and the City of La Crosse is considering it. Others may follow suit.
What is it? It's the decision to discontinue or drop mental health coverage after the state's new mental health parity mandate went into effect on January 1.
Employers offering mental health coverage as part of their insurance plans must now see that the mental health coverage is as generous as coverage for any other diseases. While the law does not require employers to carry mental health coverage, it does mandate that
if it is included, is needs to be of the same value.
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Biz Insurance Offers Recessionary Cover
As reported in the pages of In Business magazine.
Recessionary business responses like downsizing have left organizations with additional risk. How can insurance cover
that?
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Weathering the Storm: Insurance companies, agencies, plow through rough conditions. Will rates rise?
As reported in the pages of In Business magazine.
Think you're sick of bad weather? Consider those in the insurance industry, who are tallying several years of bad weather and its impact on their business. Add to that the mounting issues related to the economic recession, and a highly competitive atmosphere among insurance companies: the third leg in what has become a pressure cooker.
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