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Cities, counties, public schools and community colleges around the country have limited or reduced the work hours of part-time employees to avoid having to provide them with health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, state and local officials say.
The cuts to public sector employment, which has failed to rebound since the recession, could serve as a powerful political weapon for Republican critics of the health care law, who claim that it is creating a drain on the economy.
President Obama has twice delayed enforcement of the health care law’s employer mandate, which would subject larger employers to tax penalties if they do not offer insurance coverage to employees who work at least 30 hours a week, on average. But many public employers have already adopted policies, laws or regulations to make sure workers stay under that threshold.
I bet a lot of these state have Republican governors and Tea Party legislators. They didnt get benefits before working 30-40 hours a week and now they are cut below 30. No word though is that many of these people can now buy insurance when in many cases in the past they might have been denied.
I bet a lot of these state have Republican governors and Tea Party legislators. They didnt get benefits before working 30-40 hours a week and now they are cut below 30. No word though is that many of these people can now buy insurance when in many cases in the past they might have been denied.
Nor is there any word about how many of them elected to not buy insurance even though it is on the exchange, especially if they weren't eligible for a subsidy.
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