Posts tagged ‘Group Health Insurance’

Small Group Tax Credit

The small group tax credit, which will benefit millions of small businesses, has just become more attractive. That’s because the IRS has just released new details clarifying that the tax credit also applies to premiums for dental and vision benefits – not just health benefits. And there’s more good news: Read the rest of this entry »

Understanding Healthcare Costs

Anthem has recently published a very informative brochure on the rising cost of insurance premiums and how they relate directly with the cost of health care.  According to data compiled from Fortune magazine’s “Fortune 500 annual Ranking of America’s Largest Corporations,” 2008, The health care industry average profit margin was only 2.2% compared with the Pharmaceuticals industry average of 19.3% and medical products and equipment averaged 16.3%. Read the rest of this entry »