Are you ignoring the GOP health plan because youre covered at work? You shouldnt. [View all]

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https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2017/03/14/ignoring-gop-health-plan-because-you-covered-work-you-shouldn/9ChdzAw0Ekpk8iFI1i8D2O/story.html?p1=Article_Recommended_ReadMore_Pos1

By Evan Horowitz at the Boston Globe

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However, that’s just part of the story. The CBO also predicts that many employers will cut back on their offerings, not least because the AHCA would eliminate a key penalty for doing so. That will force more workers to purchase individual plans on their own. And for older workers this poses a serious problem, since premiums for those age 50 to 64 are expected to rise dramatically.

Even companies that continue to offer employer-sponsored plans are liable to make those plans less generous. That’s already been happening, with workers shouldering an ever-increasing share of the cost. But AHCA gives companies new incentives to provide bare-bones, high-deductible offerings, paired with health savings accounts. So the trend toward slim insurance could easily accelerate.

To be sure, it’s still true that low-income Americans face the stiffest risks under the Republican plan, what with the cuts to Medicaid and the end of means-tested benefits. But those with good jobs are hardly insulated.


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