November 12, 2010

Will your new health-care plan fit you?

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My new health plan doesn’t quite fit.

It’s a little wide in its coverage — I don’t need tobacco or alcohol abuse counseling. I’m not crazy about the unisex-only style — there will soon be maternity care on my plan despite me being an unmarried male. And finally, I feel it straining my wallet.

Welcome to health care 2011, where if you haven’t received your renewal notice yet, you’ll be in for a few surprises. A majority of the changes are stemming from the new federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act passed by the democrats in Congress and signed by President…

Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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