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Universal Orlando dropping health insurance: Universal Orlando will drop health insurance for part-time workers – OrlandoSentinal

By Jason Garcia, Orlando Sentinel7:09 p.m. EST, February 19, 2013

Universal Orlando plans to stop offering medical insurance to part-time employees beginning next year, a move the resort says has been forced by the federal government’s health-care overhaul.

The giant theme-park resort, which generates more than $1 billion in annual revenue, began informing employees this month that it will offer health-insurance to part-timers “only until December 31, 2013.”

The reason: Universal currently offers part-time workers a limited insurance plan that has low premiums but also caps the payout of benefits. For instance, Universal’s plan costs about $18 a week for employee-only coverage but covers only a maximum of $5,000 a year toward hospital stays. There are similar caps for other services.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/tourism/os-universal-part-time-insurance-20130219,0,4887679.story