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This helps with health care reform
Posted on 10/19/09, 08:30 am
I don't wish bad on anyone, but I am happy to read this as it gets away from the ME mentality & encourages a we mentality
Employees face 'shockingly higher' health costs
It's open enrollment time. As employees nationwide peruse their benefit options, experts say prepare for 'shockingly' higher costs.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- It's open enrollment time at work. Prepare yourself. Starting in 2010, your employer is making sure that when it comes to paying for your health care, you're going to be sharing much more of the burden.
"The headline is greater cost sharing," said Tom Billet, senior consultant with human resources consultancy Watson Wyatt. "That means higher [employee] contributions, higher deductibles, or both," he said.
In 2010, employers are "putting everything on the table," implementing benefit changes aimed at making workers more aware of the actual cost of services," said Paul Fronstin, director of the health research program at the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI), a public policy research group.
http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/19/ne...
Employees face 'shockingly higher' health costs
It's open enrollment time. As employees nationwide peruse their benefit options, experts say prepare for 'shockingly' higher costs.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- It's open enrollment time at work. Prepare yourself. Starting in 2010, your employer is making sure that when it comes to paying for your health care, you're going to be sharing much more of the burden.
"The headline is greater cost sharing," said Tom Billet, senior consultant with human resources consultancy Watson Wyatt. "That means higher [employee] contributions, higher deductibles, or both," he said.
In 2010, employers are "putting everything on the table," implementing benefit changes aimed at making workers more aware of the actual cost of services," said Paul Fronstin, director of the health research program at the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI), a public policy research group.
http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/19/ne...
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Reply #1 10/19/09 11:54am
More proof we need reform, and public option. -
Reply #2 10/20/09 12:47am
I agree She, and seriously, to me, if there is no Public Option, it is not a lot of reform. I WANT PUBLIC OPTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -
Reply #3 10/20/09 1:59am
I'll go one further - if there is no public option, there is NO reform!! -
Reply #4 10/20/09 9:28am
I am sure you already know how I feel about it but if there is no public option, there is NO reform!!
Just like She said the time is right so go for it ALL!! -
Reply #5 10/20/09 4:25pm
Yes and the public opinion is that 57% want a public option while 40% do not - so the number of people voicing their choice for public option is on the rise - very cool!
Harry Reid is coming out with a much stronger voice for public option and we all know where Nancy Pelosi stands - bless her heart. I think she deserves a lot of credit for not being bought off or bullied into backing away from the public option.
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Reply #6 10/20/09 6:10pm
Nancy is unfairly vilified by both the right and the left. I used to live in her district. I like Nancy Pelosi. But I never understood why she said, when Bush reigned, "...impeachment is off the table." I don't think I can ever forgive her for that.
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