How the Health Care Overhaul Could Affect You

[CasterTroy]

Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

Isn't that purely at the discretion of your employer? As I understand it, those who already have their own coverage should see little change.

My wifes company just sent out a release that if it passed the company would have to pay a 46% tax, so naturally they also said they would have to reevaluate our benefits package.

[Papa_Complex]

Originally Posted by CasterTroy

My wifes company just sent out a release that if it passed the company would have to pay a 46% tax, so naturally they also said they would have to reevaluate our benefits package.

Sounds to me like someone should be verifying this with the insurer/government.

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

Sounds to me like someone should be verifying this with the insurer/government.

I think its going to take some time to figure out exactly whats what with this new bill. I am sure business, esp the smaller ones will need to re evaluate a lot of things depending on how it affects them.

[CasterTroy]

Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

Sounds to me like someone should be verifying this with the insurer/government.

I guess you really don't have a grasp of how things really work in a non-corporate world do you?

Right to work state means that employers can offer you a benefits package...then re-evaluate it any way they see fit, or jerk it back altogether without any explanation.

Don't like it?

Quit

I work for an engineering firm with just 5 people....the owner said if insurance gets more expensive for HIM to provide for us, he simply won't offer a package at all and we'll be on our own.

Hope his desperate attempt to create a legacy for himself was worth it

[EpyonXero]

Originally Posted by CasterTroy

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Hope his desperate attempt to create a legacy for himself was worth it

Obama ran on a platform of health care reform and its a pretty big reason why he got elected. I think most people who wanted government health care reform wanted a single payer system, unfortunately we ended up with a half assed compromise as usual. Either way, Obama did what he could to give the people what he promised when he was elected.

[Papa_Complex]

Originally Posted by CasterTroy

I guess you really don't have a grasp of how things really work in a non-corporate world do you?

Right to work state means that employers can offer you a benefits package...then re-evaluate it any way they see fit, or jerk it back altogether without any explanation.

Don't like it?

Quit

I work for an engineering firm with just 5 people....the owner said if insurance gets more expensive for HIM to provide for us, he simply won't offer a package at all and we'll be on our own.

Hope his desperate attempt to create a legacy for himself was worth it

Actually I was speaking in terms of whether or not the employer is lying, which would give your wife data regarding whether she should be looking elsewhere. I understand the euphemistically-named "right to work State" concept, which in order to be accurate should have been named "right to fire State."