. From WSJ, 1-31-14.
Once
we realized the [Affordable Care Act] would not let us keep the health
care we had, we spent three years presenting the Administration with
reasonable fixes to the ACA's problems. All of them were rejected and
the proposed regulations [regarding multi-employer health and welfare
trust fund and other self-funded plans] offer virtually no assistance
toward any of these solutions.
We were
bitterly disappointed upon reading the proposed regulations put forward
by the Administration. If the Administration honestly thinks that these
proposed rules are responsive to our concerns, they were not listening
or they simply did not care. We have examined various health exchanges
and should members be forced to purchase insurance on an exchange, their
out of pocket costs are likely to be significant, reaching into the
thousands of dollars even if they are eligible for a subsidy under the
act. It would be a sad irony indeed if the signature legislative
accomplishment of an Administration committed to reducing income
inequality cut living standards for middle-income and low-wage workers."
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