One of the proposed changes in the health care insurance reform bills is the “employer mandate”, a requirement that employers of a certain size either provide health insurance to their employees or pay a fine.
If the employer provides insurance, it can be provided before taxes in most cases, providing a tax benefit (or, subsidy) to help the employee afford the share of premium.
If the employer doesn’t provide the insurance and pays the fine, the employees can then use...
Immediate Reforms
You can view the recently passed HR 3962, the “Affordable Health Care for America” act, at http://docs.house.gov/rules/health/111_ahcaa.pdf (PDF file). While there is still quite...
AP sources: Health bill may cut employer mandate (AP)
AP - Businesses would not be required to provide health insurance under legislation being readied for Senate debate, but large firms would owe significant penalties if any worker needed...
Quote Of The Day - On Private Rationing
“Right now insurance companies are rationing care. They are basically telling you what’s covered and what’s not. They’re telling you: ‘We’ll cover this...
New, Less Costly Healthcare Plan Floated Today
After the CBO projected major deficits, the plan was revised and recirculated. And this comes just in the nick of time, as Daschle & Dole’s “state run healthcare” plan...
Big Health Care Promises To Cut $2 Trillion Over 10 Years
This is pretty significant because the one thing that has always gotten in the way of universal health care is the massive cost. But if the health insurance providers are willing to look for...
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