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More Minnesota employers and unions will receive help providing health coverage to early retirees and their families
Mon, Oct 4th, 2010
Posted in State of Minnesota
Posted in State of Minnesota
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Nearly 1,000 additional employers and unions have been approved to participate in the Affordable Care Act's Early Retiree Reinsurance Program, bringing total participants to 3,000 to date; applications still being accepted
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced additional employers and unions accepted into the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program, including a number of applicants in Minnesota. Nearly 1,000 large and small businesses, state and local governments, educational institutions, non-profit organizations, and unions have been accepted into the program and will begin to receive reimbursements for their early retirees' medical claims this fall. The approvals announced today bring the total number of approvals to nearly 3,000 organizations. HHS announced the first round of nearly 2,000 approvals in August.
"I am incredibly pleased to see so many employers embrace this important new program to maintain coverage for people who often have a difficult time finding affordable coverage," said HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. "The Affordable Care Act helps large and small businesses to provide security to early retirees and their families."
Secretary Sebelius made the announcement from the Mine Safety Appliances Company (MSA) manufacturing plant in Cranberry Township,Pennsylvania - one of the now nearly 3,000 organizations participating in the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program.
Created by the Affordable Care Act as another bridge to the new health insurance Exchanges in 2014, the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program provides $5 billion in financial assistance to employers and unions to help them maintain coverage for early retirees ages 55 and older who are not yet eligible for Medicare. Businesses and other employers and unions that are accepted into the program will receive reimbursement for medical claims of their early retirees and their spouses, surviving spouses, and dependents. Savings may be used to reduce employer or union health care costs, provide premium or out-of-pocket relief to workers, retirees, and their families, or both. The program ends on January 1, 2014, when the State-based health insurance Exchanges will be up and running.
HHS' Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight has approved nearly 3,000 employer and union plans, representing a broad range of employers and unions from all 50 States and the District of Columbia, for participation in the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program, with more applications being reviewed every day. In Minnesota, the following 121 organizations have been approved to date, including 24 new organizations.
ALLETE, Inc
Alliant Techsystems Inc.
Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America
American Crystal Sugar Company
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
Andersen Coporation
APi Group, Inc.
Belle Plaine ISD 716
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
Board of Pensions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church
Board of Trustees of the Minnesota Cement Masons Health & Welfare Fund*
Board of Trustees of the Minnesota Teamsters Construction Division Health & Welfare Fund*
Board of Trustees of the Twin City Floor Covering
Cargill Incorporated
Carpenters & Joiners Welfare Fund
Ceridian Corporation*
Children's Health Care Minneapolis
CHS Inc.
City of Burnsville
City of Detroit Lakes
City of Eagan
City of Elk River
City of Fergus Falls
City of Mankato
City of Maple Grove
City of Minneapolis*
City of Moorhead
City of Mound
City of Redwood Falls
City of Savage
City of St. Cloud
City of St. Louis Park
City of Virginia
City of Warroad
Clearwater County*
Connexus Energy*
Construction Industry and Laborers Health and Welfare Plan
County of Anoka
County of Blue Earth
County of Blue Earth Independent School District 77*
County of Blue Earth, Independent School District 77
County of Itasca
County of Ramsey
Courage Center*
Crow Wing County
Dakota County
Deluxe Corporation
District No. 77 I.A.M.A.W. Welfare Association
Duluth Building Trades Health & Welfare Fund*
Education Minnesota
Electrical Workers Health & Welfare Fund, Minnesota
Fillmore Central ISD 2198
Florida Water Services Corporation
Florida Water Services Corporation
Group Health Plan, Inc.*
Heartland Healthcare Fund
Hennepin County
Hormel Foods Corporation
I-B.E.W. 292 Health Care Plan
Independent School District 196*
Independent School District 2171 - Kittson Central
Independent School District 2683
Independent School District 273, Edina Public School
Independent School District 332
Independent School District 623*
Independent School District 877*
Independent School District 881
Independent School District 885
Independent School District No. 477
Independent School District No. 701
Independent Sschool District 508
ISD #834 Stillwater Area Public Schools
Land O' Lakes, Inc.
Local 434 Health and Welfare Fund
Medtronic, Inc.
Mesabi East School District 2711*
Minneapolis Public Schools*
Minnesota & North Dakota Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers
Minnesota Laborers Health and Welfare Fund
Minnesota Life Insurance Company
Minnesota Teamsters Health & Welfare Plan*
Minnewaska Area Schools *
Misc Drivers & Helpers Union Local #638 Health, Welfare Fund
Mower County Government
Nexen Group, Inc.
Operating Engineers Local #49 Health & Welfare Fund
Painters and allied Trades District Council#82 Health and Welfare Fund
Plasterers & Cabinet Makers Health Fund
Publishing House of the Evangelical Lutheran Church
Regents of the University of Minnesota
Retail Meat Cutters and Food Handlers Health & Welfare Fund
Roofers Local #96 Health and Welfare Fund
Roseau County
Scott County
SFM Mutual Insurance Company*
Sheet Metal #10 Benefit Fund
Soo Line Railroad Company
South Central Minnesota Electrical Workers Family
Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative
St. Paul Auto Dealers and District Lodge No. 77 I.A.M.A.W. Joint Fund
St. Paul Electrical Workers Health Plan
Stearns County Ind School Dist 740
TEAM Industries, Inc.
Tennant Company
The Toro Company
The Travelers Companies, Inc.
Thief River Falls Public Schools
Three Rivers Park District*
Tri-County Community Corrections
Twin City Glaziers Health & Welfare Plan
Twin City Iron Workers Health & Welfare Fund
Twin City Sprinkler Fitters Health Care Plan
U.S. Bancorp
Wabasha and Goodhue Cos
Washington County
Waterous Company*
Watertown-Mayer *
Watertown-Mayer ISD #111*
Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Public Schools*
Wright Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association
Xcel Energy Inc.*
*Indicates newly approved applicant.
HHS has set up a website, www.ERRP.gov, where sponsors can begin submitting information today to qualify early retirees, spouses, surviving spouses, and dependents for claims reimbursements. Starting in October, sponsors with approved applications who submit funding requests will begin to receive reimbursement for eligible claims.
Employers and unions interested in the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program should visit www.ERRP.gov or call 1-877-574-3777 or 877-574-ERRP. Employers and unions can find the application form and application instructions, as well as other relevant guidance and regulations from HHS, online.
More information about the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program, a full alphabetical list of participants, and an interactive map displaying participants by state is available online. Going forward, this list will be updated regularly. To find this information, please visit:
http://www.healthcare.gov/news/factsheets/early_retiree_reinsurance_program.html.
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Note: All HHS press releases, fact sheets and other press materials are available at http://www.hhs.gov/news
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced additional employers and unions accepted into the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program, including a number of applicants in Minnesota. Nearly 1,000 large and small businesses, state and local governments, educational institutions, non-profit organizations, and unions have been accepted into the program and will begin to receive reimbursements for their early retirees' medical claims this fall. The approvals announced today bring the total number of approvals to nearly 3,000 organizations. HHS announced the first round of nearly 2,000 approvals in August.
"I am incredibly pleased to see so many employers embrace this important new program to maintain coverage for people who often have a difficult time finding affordable coverage," said HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. "The Affordable Care Act helps large and small businesses to provide security to early retirees and their families."
Secretary Sebelius made the announcement from the Mine Safety Appliances Company (MSA) manufacturing plant in Cranberry Township,Pennsylvania - one of the now nearly 3,000 organizations participating in the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program.
Created by the Affordable Care Act as another bridge to the new health insurance Exchanges in 2014, the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program provides $5 billion in financial assistance to employers and unions to help them maintain coverage for early retirees ages 55 and older who are not yet eligible for Medicare. Businesses and other employers and unions that are accepted into the program will receive reimbursement for medical claims of their early retirees and their spouses, surviving spouses, and dependents. Savings may be used to reduce employer or union health care costs, provide premium or out-of-pocket relief to workers, retirees, and their families, or both. The program ends on January 1, 2014, when the State-based health insurance Exchanges will be up and running.
HHS' Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight has approved nearly 3,000 employer and union plans, representing a broad range of employers and unions from all 50 States and the District of Columbia, for participation in the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program, with more applications being reviewed every day. In Minnesota, the following 121 organizations have been approved to date, including 24 new organizations.
ALLETE, Inc
Alliant Techsystems Inc.
Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America
American Crystal Sugar Company
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
Andersen Coporation
APi Group, Inc.
Belle Plaine ISD 716
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
Board of Pensions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church
Board of Trustees of the Minnesota Cement Masons Health & Welfare Fund*
Board of Trustees of the Minnesota Teamsters Construction Division Health & Welfare Fund*
Board of Trustees of the Twin City Floor Covering
Cargill Incorporated
Carpenters & Joiners Welfare Fund
Ceridian Corporation*
Children's Health Care Minneapolis
CHS Inc.
City of Burnsville
City of Detroit Lakes
City of Eagan
City of Elk River
City of Fergus Falls
City of Mankato
City of Maple Grove
City of Minneapolis*
City of Moorhead
City of Mound
City of Redwood Falls
City of Savage
City of St. Cloud
City of St. Louis Park
City of Virginia
City of Warroad
Clearwater County*
Connexus Energy*
Construction Industry and Laborers Health and Welfare Plan
County of Anoka
County of Blue Earth
County of Blue Earth Independent School District 77*
County of Blue Earth, Independent School District 77
County of Itasca
County of Ramsey
Courage Center*
Crow Wing County
Dakota County
Deluxe Corporation
District No. 77 I.A.M.A.W. Welfare Association
Duluth Building Trades Health & Welfare Fund*
Education Minnesota
Electrical Workers Health & Welfare Fund, Minnesota
Fillmore Central ISD 2198
Florida Water Services Corporation
Florida Water Services Corporation
Group Health Plan, Inc.*
Heartland Healthcare Fund
Hennepin County
Hormel Foods Corporation
I-B.E.W. 292 Health Care Plan
Independent School District 196*
Independent School District 2171 - Kittson Central
Independent School District 2683
Independent School District 273, Edina Public School
Independent School District 332
Independent School District 623*
Independent School District 877*
Independent School District 881
Independent School District 885
Independent School District No. 477
Independent School District No. 701
Independent Sschool District 508
ISD #834 Stillwater Area Public Schools
Land O' Lakes, Inc.
Local 434 Health and Welfare Fund
Medtronic, Inc.
Mesabi East School District 2711*
Minneapolis Public Schools*
Minnesota & North Dakota Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers
Minnesota Laborers Health and Welfare Fund
Minnesota Life Insurance Company
Minnesota Teamsters Health & Welfare Plan*
Minnewaska Area Schools *
Misc Drivers & Helpers Union Local #638 Health, Welfare Fund
Mower County Government
Nexen Group, Inc.
Operating Engineers Local #49 Health & Welfare Fund
Painters and allied Trades District Council#82 Health and Welfare Fund
Plasterers & Cabinet Makers Health Fund
Publishing House of the Evangelical Lutheran Church
Regents of the University of Minnesota
Retail Meat Cutters and Food Handlers Health & Welfare Fund
Roofers Local #96 Health and Welfare Fund
Roseau County
Scott County
SFM Mutual Insurance Company*
Sheet Metal #10 Benefit Fund
Soo Line Railroad Company
South Central Minnesota Electrical Workers Family
Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative
St. Paul Auto Dealers and District Lodge No. 77 I.A.M.A.W. Joint Fund
St. Paul Electrical Workers Health Plan
Stearns County Ind School Dist 740
TEAM Industries, Inc.
Tennant Company
The Toro Company
The Travelers Companies, Inc.
Thief River Falls Public Schools
Three Rivers Park District*
Tri-County Community Corrections
Twin City Glaziers Health & Welfare Plan
Twin City Iron Workers Health & Welfare Fund
Twin City Sprinkler Fitters Health Care Plan
U.S. Bancorp
Wabasha and Goodhue Cos
Washington County
Waterous Company*
Watertown-Mayer *
Watertown-Mayer ISD #111*
Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Public Schools*
Wright Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association
Xcel Energy Inc.*
*Indicates newly approved applicant.
HHS has set up a website, www.ERRP.gov, where sponsors can begin submitting information today to qualify early retirees, spouses, surviving spouses, and dependents for claims reimbursements. Starting in October, sponsors with approved applications who submit funding requests will begin to receive reimbursement for eligible claims.
Employers and unions interested in the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program should visit www.ERRP.gov or call 1-877-574-3777 or 877-574-ERRP. Employers and unions can find the application form and application instructions, as well as other relevant guidance and regulations from HHS, online.
More information about the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program, a full alphabetical list of participants, and an interactive map displaying participants by state is available online. Going forward, this list will be updated regularly. To find this information, please visit:
http://www.healthcare.gov/news/factsheets/early_retiree_reinsurance_program.html.
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Note: All HHS press releases, fact sheets and other press materials are available at http://www.hhs.gov/news