TITLE

Health-Plan Tax Idea Drawing Union Fire

AUTHOR(S)

Klein, Alyson

PUB. DATE

November 2009

SOURCE

Education Week;11/18/2009, Vol. 29 Issue 12, p1

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article discusses a provision in the U.S. Senate version of the national health care bill which taxes insurance companies on high-cost health coverage. Teachers' unions, it notes, are joining other unions in opposing the tax. They state that teachers have given up higher salaries in return for stronger health benefits, making it unfair to tax them. They also state that insurance companies will pass the tax on to consumers in the form of higher prices or less comprehensive benefits.

ACCESSION #

46768316

Tags: HEALTH care reform;  HEALTH insurance -- Taxation -- Law & legislation;  TEACHERS -- Salaries, etc.;  HEALTH insurance -- Rates;  TEACHERS' unions

 

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