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eridani

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23. Employers have absolutely no requirement to provide health insurance now

Reply to Bertha Venation (Original post)

Wed Jul 25, 2012, 07:03 AM

Jul 2012

My former employer just eliminated retiree insurance. Sure, ACA says that employers have to either pay or provide insurance, but there's nothing in there about having to provide insurance that will keep you from going bankrupt if you get sick.

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My aunt on FB. Dammit. De-bunk help? [View all] Bertha Venation Jul 2012 OP

Simply swap out the "lie" and "truth" and there you are. Scootaloo Jul 2012 #1

Exactly. Scuba Jul 2012 #27

Don't bother. bowens43 Jul 2012 #2

Are you kidding? Dawgs Jul 2012 #28

I'm not able to do the research now, but good places to start are... CBHagman Jul 2012 #3

The new CBO report is out Lucy Goosey Jul 2012 #4

Come on, you know better than that.... Volaris Jul 2012 #24

Guilty as charged... Lucy Goosey Jul 2012 #32

here is one- Bluerthanblue Jul 2012 #5

about one in ten American employers have already said that they intend to discontinue... mike_c Jul 2012 #6

I found this Mojorabbit Jul 2012 #7

I am not sure if this is correct but it might be possible avebury Jul 2012 #8

You could start by asking her to support these claims with valid evidence n/t deutsey Jul 2012 #9

Yeah no kidding. If she wants to win the argument, make HER do the work. Volaris Jul 2012 #25

Healthcare.gov PADemD Jul 2012 #10

How can anyone lose their employer supplied health care? JohnnyRingo Jul 2012 #11

That's not quite right. Igel Jul 2012 #15

THANKS, EVERYONE! Bertha Venation Jul 2012 #12

hard to talk in handmade34 Jul 2012 #13

Zero is true Gman Jul 2012 #14

There's what your Aunt says, and there's reality OmahaBlueDog Jul 2012 #16

Great answers!!! I'm bookmarking for my own use later. Dawgs Jul 2012 #30

Excellent, just great. Thank you so much, OmahaBlueDog. Bertha Venation Jul 2012 #34

Truth: they provided no source or Incitatus Jul 2012 #17

You can't debunk it without figuring out what it means. Igel Jul 2012 #18

It's the 10th largest... JHB Jul 2012 #19

Thanks for mentioning that! CBHagman Jul 2012 #20

You might start with this link . . . markpkessinger Jul 2012 #21

Regarding taxes.... aikoaiko Jul 2012 #22

$2500 is too low for us too. Ilsa Jul 2012 #26

Yes, I agree. aikoaiko Jul 2012 #29

Employers have absolutely no requirement to provide health insurance now eridani Jul 2012 #23

Make them prove it since they put it out there as truth lunatica Jul 2012 #31

Thanks, lunatica Bertha Venation Jul 2012 #33