Stop Doing Studies
The slow drip of unintended consequences of the new health care law keeps going. The only fix for the drip is repeal it would seem.
What's the latest? Another study showing that the promise that "if you like what you have you can keep it" isn't going to be true.
Employer Survey Sees Health Costs Rising points out what those of us who've spent our lives in the real world, not government or academia said during the debate. Costs are going to go up, and companies are going to cut something to keep the bottom line healthy. The cuts will come at the expense of employees.
How certain are the cuts? Well the survey looked at 661 companies with a median workforce of 5600 employees; these aren't "small businesses", they are the big guys. 74 percent said they were going to have to cut employee benefits, or raise their employees direct costs because of the fiscal impact of the law.
43 percent that provide retiree health care said they would be cutting or completely eliminating those benefits.
Now I'm pretty sure if someone in the media actually asked the White House about all the studies showing that most every promise made during the debate will be broken the White House response would be to quit doing studies.
What's the latest? Another study showing that the promise that "if you like what you have you can keep it" isn't going to be true.
Employer Survey Sees Health Costs Rising points out what those of us who've spent our lives in the real world, not government or academia said during the debate. Costs are going to go up, and companies are going to cut something to keep the bottom line healthy. The cuts will come at the expense of employees.
How certain are the cuts? Well the survey looked at 661 companies with a median workforce of 5600 employees; these aren't "small businesses", they are the big guys. 74 percent said they were going to have to cut employee benefits, or raise their employees direct costs because of the fiscal impact of the law.
43 percent that provide retiree health care said they would be cutting or completely eliminating those benefits.
Now I'm pretty sure if someone in the media actually asked the White House about all the studies showing that most every promise made during the debate will be broken the White House response would be to quit doing studies.
Labels: employers, Health Care Reform, Insurance, Premiums
posted by Crazy Politico at 4:14 AM
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sometimes, studies just lead to delays and other wastes
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