Wehrwolfen
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september 7, 2013
International Business Machines Corp. plans to move about 110,000 retirees off its company-sponsored health plan and instead give them a payment to buy coverage on a health-insurance exchange, in a sign that even big, well-capitalized employers aren't likely to keep providing the once-common benefits as medical costs continue to rise.
The move, which will affect all IBM retirees once they become eligible for Medicare, will relieve the technology company of the responsibility of managing retirement health-care benefits. IBM said the growing cost of care makes its current plan unsustainable without big premium increases.
IBM's shift is an indication that health-insurance marketplaces, similar to the public exchanges proposed under President Barack Obama's health-care overhaul, will play a bigger role as companies move coverage down the path taken by many pensions, paying employees and retirees a fixed sum to manage their own care.
(Excerpt)
Read more:
Citing costs, IBM to move retirees off health plan | Fox News
Just how many large corporations have to do the same,?proving that the "ACA" (aka ObamaCare) is destroying America and their present healthcare system
The only thing that the incoherent drivel that you constantly post about President Obama proves is that you can't stand the fact that a Black man like Obama is living in the White House.
.The increasing frequency with which completely non-racial issues are being unnecessarily contorted into some sort of nonsensical racial braying monologue is a bellwether of the desperation of Liberals faced with a disastrously failing Democrat presidency
The only thing that the incoherent drivel that you constantly post about President Obama proves is that you can't stand the fact that a Black man like Obama is living in the White House.
I suggest that you learn to deal with it because Barack Obama will be living in the White House until another Democrat takes his place in 2017.
"Better days are coming." ~ But not for today's out of touch, running out of time, GOP.
Besides being total cow dung, that's a totally asinine thing to say to any poster. You should apologize.
Maybe so, but that's probably not going to happen. Anytime I see Wehrwolfens name I start feeling aggravated.
The man is obsessed with Obama, it's the only thing that he ever posts about. And he posts quite a bit. He's a one-trick pony.
The only thing that the incoherent drivel that you constantly post about President Obama proves is that you can't stand the fact that a Black man like Obama is living in the White House.
I suggest that you learn to deal with it because Barack Obama will be living in the White House until another Democrat takes his place in 2017.
"Better days are coming." ~ But not for today's out of touch, running out of time, GOP.
Where in his post did he bring up race? Seems like you're the one always doing that.
What's the bfd? IBM is just switching where they get the coverage from it seems.International Business Machines Corp. plans to move about 110,000 retirees off its company-sponsored health plan and instead give them a payment to buy coverage on a health-insurance exchange, in a sign that even big, well-capitalized employers aren't likely to keep providing the once-common benefits as medical costs continue to rise.
Read more of his numerous posts. Lots of them are primarily focused on race and not in a good way.
Obama and race are the two things that he is focused on.
What an incredibly ignorant thing to say. Rather than deal with the substance of the post, you attack the poster. Pathetic. The truth is, you cant deal with the facts on a substantive level so you resort to phony charges of racism. Talk about a one trick pony. Grow up, dude.The only thing that the incoherent drivel that you constantly post about President Obama proves is that you can't stand the fact that a Black man like Obama is living in the White House.
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Although I'm no fan of Obamacare, it's kind of ridiculous to blame it for this. They are a money gobbling corporation, cutting costs is what they do. They would have cut retirees along time ago, if they had a nice fat excuse like Obamacare sooner. It's really convenient to blame politicians, but it still comes down to a decision made by the corporation. They could have raised prices, or cut healthcare for current employees, or cut some of there R&D that they've been waving around for PR stunts, but they chose to cut off retirees instead. Obama had nothing to do with that, he's not a board member at IBM.september 7, 2013
International Business Machines Corp. plans to move about 110,000 retirees off its company-sponsored health plan and instead give them a payment to buy coverage on a health-insurance exchange, in a sign that even big, well-capitalized employers aren't likely to keep providing the once-common benefits as medical costs continue to rise.
The move, which will affect all IBM retirees once they become eligible for Medicare, will relieve the technology company of the responsibility of managing retirement health-care benefits. IBM said the growing cost of care makes its current plan unsustainable without big premium increases.
IBM's shift is an indication that health-insurance marketplaces, similar to the public exchanges proposed under President Barack Obama's health-care overhaul, will play a bigger role as companies move coverage down the path taken by many pensions, paying employees and retirees a fixed sum to manage their own care.
(Excerpt)
Read more:
Citing costs, IBM to move retirees off health plan | Fox News
Just how many large corporations have to do the same, proving that the "ACA" (aka ObamaCare) is destroying America and their present healthcare system?
Although I'm no fan of Obamacare, it's kind of ridiculous to blame it for this. They are a money gobbling corporation, cutting costs is what they do. They would have cut retirees along time ago, if they had a nice fat excuse like Obamacare sooner. It's really convenient to blame politicians, but it still comes down to a decision made by the corporation. They could have raised prices, or cut healthcare for current employees, or cut some of there R&D that they've been waving around for PR stunts, but they chose to cut off retirees instead. Obama had nothing to do with that, he's not a board member at IBM.
I don't like Obama (not personally, I don't know the guy), but I'm sick of companies using politicians as a free pass to stick it to people.
september 7, 2013
International Business Machines Corp. plans to move about 110,000 retirees off its company-sponsored health plan and instead give them a payment to buy coverage on a health-insurance exchange, in a sign that even big, well-capitalized employers aren't likely to keep providing the once-common benefits as medical costs continue to rise.
The move, which will affect all IBM retirees once they become eligible for Medicare, will relieve the technology company of the responsibility of managing retirement health-care benefits. IBM said the growing cost of care makes its current plan unsustainable without big premium increases.
IBM's shift is an indication that health-insurance marketplaces, similar to the public exchanges proposed under President Barack Obama's health-care overhaul, will play a bigger role as companies move coverage down the path taken by many pensions, paying employees and retirees a fixed sum to manage their own care.
(Excerpt)
Read more:
Citing costs, IBM to move retirees off health plan | Fox News
Just how many large corporations have to do the same, proving that the "ACA" (aka ObamaCare) is destroying America and their present healthcare system?
september 7, 2013
International Business Machines Corp. plans to move about 110,000 retirees off its company-sponsored health plan and instead give them a payment to buy coverage on a health-insurance exchange, in a sign that even big, well-capitalized employers aren't likely to keep providing the once-common benefits as medical costs continue to rise.
The move, which will affect all IBM retirees once they become eligible for Medicare, will relieve the technology company of the responsibility of managing retirement health-care benefits. IBM said the growing cost of care makes its current plan unsustainable without big premium increases.
IBM's shift is an indication that health-insurance marketplaces, similar to the public exchanges proposed under President Barack Obama's health-care overhaul, will play a bigger role as companies move coverage down the path taken by many pensions, paying employees and retirees a fixed sum to manage their own care.
(Excerpt)
Read more:
Citing costs, IBM to move retirees off health plan | Fox News
Just how many large corporations have to do the same, proving that the "ACA" (aka ObamaCare) is destroying America and their present healthcare system?
The only thing that the incoherent drivel that you constantly post about President Obama proves is that you can't stand the fact that a Black man like Obama is living in the White House.
I suggest that you learn to deal with it because Barack Obama will be living in the White House until another Democrat takes his place in 2017.
"Better days are coming." ~ But not for today's out of touch, running out of time, GOP.
This kind of thing could be avoided with a single payer system.
Companies wouldn't have to pay for retirees health coverage.
everyone would have access to healthcare.
it would cost less to receive healthcare.
Everyone wins.
This kind of thing could be avoided with a single payer system.
Companies wouldn't have to pay for retirees health coverage.
everyone would have access to healthcare.
it would cost less to receive healthcare.
Everyone wins.
It's called Medicare and Medicaid
Obama didn't enact single-payer because he didn't have the votes to do so. Instead he enacted Obamacare. He may have trouble getting young, healthy people to sign up for the exchanges but, boy oh boy, he's going to have lots of old people! Isn't that great?
By the way, Time Warner has just followed suit!
Time Warner to move retirees to health care exchanges
Hey, if you like the coverage you have now, YOU CAN KEEP IT!!! :lamo :lamo :lamo
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