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| Administration rejects labor's request for ObamaCare subsidies |
| 2013-09-14 |
| The Obama administration on Friday denied a request from labor unions to have their healthcare plans receive tax subsidies under ObamaCare. A White House official said the Treasury Department has determined that the healthcare plans used by many union members -- known as multi-employer or Taft-Hartley plans -- cannot be made eligible for subsidies that are intended to help uninsured people afford coverage. "The Treasury Department issued a letter today making clear that it does not see a legal way for individuals in multi-employer group health plans to receive individual market tax credits as well as the favorable tax treatment associated with employer-provided health insurance at the same time," the official said. Nevertheless, the administration said it plans to work with unions to make sure members can obtain coverage through the new insurance exchanges. "The administration will work with multi-employer plans and other non-profit plans and encourage them to offer coverage through the Marketplace, on an equal footing, to create new, high-quality, affordable options for all Americans," said the official. |
| Posted by:Beavis |
| #7 Democrats in DC to the Union Leaders: Sit down and shut up or we kick you off the porch and put you back into the fields like the rest of your people. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2013-09-14 17:42 |
| #6 "Popcorn ordered for 2014...?" Yes, Uncle, I've tripled my normal order for that. ;-p |
| Posted by: Barbara 2013-09-14 17:37 |
| #5 If O needed them, a way would have been found. Executive Orders could have been written. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2013-09-14 16:30 |
| #4 ...red-on-red that I doubt is finished...Trumka realizing that membership sometimes doesn't have its benefits? Popcorn ordered for 2014...? |
| Posted by: Uncle Phester 2013-09-14 16:28 |
| #3 unions are sinking in membership, power, and influence. Trumka just got that message |
| Posted by: Frank G 2013-09-14 13:44 |
| #2 Either that, or no deal was cut, and he was honestly dumbstruck. As has been noted, obooboo doesn't need union support to win any more elections. I think the donks have given up on the 2014 mid-terms and are trying to figure out how to hunker down and wait for the 2016 presidential contest. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2013-09-14 12:37 |
| #1 Trumka came out of there not saying anything, which is totally out of character for him. He was obviously told to keep quiet. I'd wager a deal of some kind was cut. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-09-14 11:06 |