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The percentage of employers making contributions to employees’ health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) and health savings accounts (HSAs) dropped from 67% in 2008 to 63% in 2009, according to research from the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI). The November 2009 EBRI Notes also reported that the percentage of workers with employee-only coverage reporting that their employer contributed $1,000 or more to their account fell from 37% to 32%. In addition, the percentage of workers with employer contributions of less than $200 increased from 3% to 8%.…
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In their endorsements of the House health reform proposal, H.R. 3962 (see News, Nov. 2, 2009, Health Reform Bill Heads To The Floor Of The House), both the American Medical Association (AMA) and AARP also urged Congress to pass the Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009 (H.R. 3961) to permanently repeal the physician payment formula (see News, Nov. 9, 2009, Medicare Payment Rates To Physicians Scheduled To Drop By 21.2% In Calendar Year 2010)…
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Many employer plans eventually would be compelled to restrict abortion coverage because of an amendment included in the House-passed health reform bill, H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act.…
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Health care reform’s proposed 5.4% surcharge on wealthy couples with $1 million or more in earnings would affect only a fraction of 1% of all taxpayers and fewer than 2% of small businesses, according to a recent report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP). This surcharge, included in H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act (see News, Nov. 16, 2009, Abortion Coverage Would Be Restricted In Many Employer Plans Under House Health Reform), is “sound and well-targeted” as it would affect “a group whose incomes have soared and tax burdens have fallen in recent years, and would have only a modest impact on small businesses,” the report said.…
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Noting that the regular order in Congress will not be able to deal with the increasing federal debt load, which is driven largely by entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare, Senate Budget Committee chair Kent Conrad (N.D.) concluded in a committee hearing on November 10 that a “special process” is needed to compel legislators to fix the nation’s fiscal problems…
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