https://freerepublic.com/tag/hhswaivers/ en-us Wed, 18 May 2011 19:07:05 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2721683/posts Monday’s New York Times had another classic entry in the annals of Obamacare. It seems that nursing homes are asking HHS for waivers from Obamacare’s requirement that employers provide health coverage to their workers. Nursing homes, even though they are in the health-care business, often don’t provide insurance to their employees. They can’t afford to. And why is that? Mark Parkinson, president of the American Health Care Association, the largest trade group for nursing homes, says the problem is that reimbursement rates for Medicaid and Medicare, set by government agencies, do not pay them enough to offer their employees medical... National Review: The Corner https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2721683/posts#comment Wed, 18 May 2011 19:07:05 GMT