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Thanks to the new Obama health care system it seems up to 30,000 McDonald’s may lose all medical coverage provided by the company. The health care bill requires certain amounts of coverage as well as several other requirements. Currently it seems that up to 30,000 McDonald’s employees that have insurance will likely lose this coverage because it does not meet the national requirements.
The so-called “mini” medical health plans are not exclusive to just McDonald’s workers however. As many as 1.5 million Americans working at part time jobs are likely in a similar situation as McDonald’s employees. The plans are usually paid for in part by the employees and often are very limited in the coverage they offer. Under the proposed health care bill companies will be required to spend 80% or more of their premium revenue on health care plans for employees, except in cases which have earned an exception.
McDonald’s has however commented that they do not at this time plan to drop the mini health plans for employees. McDonald’s and other large companies have also said that they plan to continue working with legislators to find a better balance with the healthcare bill. Experts propose that legislators find a way to make the health care system an opt-in system, meaning employees could keep which ever health care plan they wish. Critics say this puts too much responsibility on the employee who may or may not be able to make a responsible decision.*
Until a consensus is reached it is unlikely any major health care reform will be passed. There is already substantial opposition to all types of health care reform; so it is quite likely the first bill passed will be the only one that ever takes effect. *Emphasis mine. Yet, again, Democrats treat you like you are a moron that can't make your own decision.
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Thanks to the new Obama health care system it seems up to 30,000 McDonald’s may lose all medical coverage provided by the company. The health care bill requires certain amounts of coverage as well as several other requirements. Currently it seems that up to 30,000 McDonald’s employees that have insurance will likely lose this coverage because it does not meet the national requirements.
The so-called “mini” medical health plans are not exclusive to just McDonald’s workers however. As many as 1.5 million Americans working at part time jobs are likely in a similar situation as McDonald’s employees. The plans are usually paid for in part by the employees and often are very limited in the coverage they offer. Under the proposed health care bill companies will be required to spend 80% or more of their premium revenue on health care plans for employees, except in cases which have earned an exception.
McDonald’s has however commented that they do not at this time plan to drop the mini health plans for employees. McDonald’s and other large companies have also said that they plan to continue working with legislators to find a better balance with the healthcare bill. Experts propose that legislators find a way to make the health care system an opt-in system, meaning employees could keep which ever health care plan they wish. Critics say this puts too much responsibility on the employee who may or may not be able to make a responsible decision.*
Until a consensus is reached it is unlikely any major health care reform will be passed. There is already substantial opposition to all types of health care reform; so it is quite likely the first bill passed will be the only one that ever takes effect. *Emphasis mine. Yet, again, Democrats treat you like you are a moron that can't make your own decision.
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Health secretary says McDonald's not dropping health plans
By Julian Pecquet - 09/30/10 12:38 PM ET
A Wall Street Journal report alleging McDonald's might stop covering 30,000 workers because of the health reform law is "flat out wrong," Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Thursday.
The story quoted a memo from McDonald's Corp. to federal officials saying it would be "economically prohibitive for our carrier" to continue offering a limited benefits plan to some 30,000 hourly workers if it has to comply with new requirements requiring plans to spend a minimum portion of premiums on care — known as the medical loss ratio.
Sebelius told reporters HHS was in no position to award a waiver on the medical loss ratio requirement because the regulation has yet to be adopted.
"We can't waive a regulation that doesn't even exist," she said.
She said the company asked for a waiver from the law's restrictions on annual limits two weeks ago and received it within 48 hours.
McDonald's says the allegation is "completely false."
... I wonder how the Wall Street Journal came by it's original story? The Journal's reporting on this seemed to go out of it's way to avoid getting the actual story.
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Thanks to the new Obama health care system it seems up to 30,000 McDonald’s may lose all medical coverage provided by the company. The health care bill requires certain amounts of coverage as well as several other requirements. Currently it seems that up to 30,000 McDonald’s employees that have insurance will likely lose this coverage because it does not meet the national requirements.
The so-called “mini” medical health plans are not exclusive to just McDonald’s workers however. As many as 1.5 million Americans working at part time jobs are likely in a similar situation as McDonald’s employees. The plans are usually paid for in part by the employees and often are very limited in the coverage they offer. Under the proposed health care bill companies will be required to spend 80% or more of their premium revenue on health care plans for employees, except in cases which have earned an exception.
McDonald’s has however commented that they do not at this time plan to drop the mini health plans for employees. McDonald’s and other large companies have also said that they plan to continue working with legislators to find a better balance with the healthcare bill. Experts propose that legislators find a way to make the health care system an opt-in system, meaning employees could keep which ever health care plan they wish. Critics say this puts too much responsibility on the employee who may or may not be able to make a responsible decision.*
Until a consensus is reached it is unlikely any major health care reform will be passed. There is already substantial opposition to all types of health care reform; so it is quite likely the first bill passed will be the only one that ever takes effect. *Emphasis mine. Yet, again, Democrats treat you like you are a moron that can't make your own decision.
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