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But, as in years past, employers are making workers shoulder more of that load by increasing deductibles and co pays and by passing on a bigger chunk of premium costs. The health care picture is changing this year in the wake of the federal health care reform law passed in March. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, for example, eliminates the lifetime limits on medical benefits for employees and allows for coverage of moncler vest adult children up to age 26 under a parent s insurance. But some companies offering group health coverage are trying to decide whether it s cost effective to postpone certain other aspects of the new law. A company that keeps its health plans relatively unchanged by retaining the same insurance carrier and passing on no more than minimal cost increases to employees could be exempt from many of the law s changes such as the elimination of co payments for dozens of preventive services. The act also provides tax credits to small businesses that offer Moncler Men black Short Sleeves T-shirt white blue stripe health insurance. Generally, companies with fewer than 25 employees, who earn less than $50,000 annually, are eligible for the credits. Nonetheless, some small employers are finding that they still can t afford to offer health insurance. Coping with rising costs Rackspace Hosting Inc. is raising the deductibles that employees pay on a couple of its health plans. Premiums are rising 7 percent for city employees who insure their families through the city s standard health plan. The city also is dropping its top of the line plan, which insured 900 employees this year, to cut costs. State employees for fiscal year Moncler Mens down jackets with hat dark green 2011, which is under way, saw their coinsurance amounts double to $2,000 for in network providers. Co pays for doctor visits increased 25 percent to $25. "It seems like every year it goes up and up," said, president of San Antonio s. His company s premiums will increase 4 percent next year, modest in comparison with previous years when they routinely rose as much as Moncler Womens Vest down gaelle Collar Belt dark purple 30 percent. Ali credited the smaller increase to Mobius joining a, which represents numerous companies and therefore can negotiate volume discounts from insurers. Mobius is fortunate in comparison with other San Antonio employers. Companies with fully insured plans, in which an insurance company pays claims, are being hit with increases that average 20 percent, said, vice president in the benefits department at insurance broker Risk Management in San Antonio. For companies that have self funded plans, in which the companies are responsible for paying the claims, the percentage increases in costs are in the "high single digits" to "low double digits," said, president of San Antonio based Catto Catto LLP s benefits moncler fall 2014 company. Self funded companies are typically larger, with at least 200 employees. Some of San Antonio s largest private sector employers, including USAA, and Valero Energy Corp., declined to share details of the changes in their health care costs. A lot of companies now are in the midst of open enrollment, in which workers choose coverage for 2011. Committed to coverage One bright spot for workers: San Antonio employers overall have not opted to drop their health benefits, despite the upward march in costs. Blakey moncler down said not one of Catto Catto s 250 or so clients chose to drop health coverage for 2011. "But we have had significant discussions with a lot of our clients, particularly the smaller ones that are less than 50 employees, who are strongly contemplating dropping insurance in 2014 when the insurance exchanges are available for their employees to buy coverage through," Blakey said. That s one of the changes of the health care reform legislation that passed this year. Pollutions Systems Stevens admitted the company considered dropping health insurance last year when the premiums spiked more than 30 percent, and it will go through the same exercise again this year with the moncler online outlet usa looming increase of 17 percent. "It s always a consideration. But we have some key employees that are professionals, and it s really not an option not to offer health insurance," Stevens said. "If we have to pay 17 percent, we probably have to pay it, just from the standpoint that we have to retain our key employees." Pollution Systems, which builds and services industrial air pollution equipment, employs 12. Small businesses are eligible for tax credits for offering health coverage to employees. The credit could defray as much as a third of the cost for health insurance. That excited, president and CEO of San Antonio medical supply company But she s discovered the best policy she could find would cost her $750 per employee, more than she can afford even with the tax credit. "I still have the passion" to offer insurance, Gonzalez said. "Because of the premiums, because of the economy and because of (new business costs related to) health care reform, this decision has been postponed until the end of the first quarter of 2011."

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