Certainly better than paying a fine and still having no insurance. But you should change the eligibility requirement for handouts at the same time.
This is a business decision, typical supply and demand philosophy. Expand and enable the buying base while removing artificial restrictions on businesses to deal with them.
In England Rand Paul is doing the equivalent of flipping the bird in the picture associated with the article. Coincidence????
Bump; for later!
As I understand it, the insurance lobby was against these measures, perhaps why Ryan and his ilk made no mention in the House legislation. The GOPe is owned by insurance companies, which may explain why the GOPe has been lying about repeal and replace for years.
This merely enforces a pre-existing law by interpreting groups in a much broader way.
ERISA plans are exempt from state law. Generally, they use a network like PHCS.
They tend to be the more difficult payers, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. They also can be expensive and have large deductibles so how someone working in fast food will afford it will be interesting.
Also, organizing low-paid workers at the level Paul is talking about is really just a short-step from unionization - as for years, the majority of ERISA plans were Union plans.
I trust Rand Paul on this issue. He is an MD who wants to help patients. He seems to be against the big insurance companies.
I can’t wait for the various Democratic State Attorneys General to sue in federal court that the Trump Health Care Executive Order is counter to the Constitution and State’s rights to regulate health insurance through State Insurance Commissions.
Oh this is so predictable and going to be so much fun.
The timing was perfect as well, because there is time to get these policies in the hands of consumers for 2018.
Makes me wonder if church affiliated groups (Knights of Columbus, B’nai Brith, etc.) will now hop into this market. The KofC might do as well as they do selling life insurance.
President Trump and Senator Paul make a good team.
How will vindictive McCain feel about a victory for his two most hated foes?