HAVE YOU EVER LAUGHED SO HARD AS WHEN YOU READ THE TITLE TO THIS PIECE..."Detroit’s Answer to its Problems — OBAMACARE????"...AND THEN THIS..."Detroit tens of millions of dollars in health costs each year, a major element in a restructuring package that must be approved by a bankruptcy judge. It is being watched closely by municipal leaders around the nation, many of whom complain of mounting, unsustainable prices for the health care promised to retired city workers." As Detroit enters the federal bankruptcy process, the city is proposing a controversial plan for paring some of the $5.7 billion it owes in retiree health costs: pushing many of those too young to qualify for Medicare out of city-run coverage and into the new insurance markets that will soon be operating under the Obama health care law. Officials say the plan would be part of a broader effort to save Detroit tens of millions of dollars in health costs each year, a major element in a restructuring package that must be approved by a bankruptcy judge. It is being watched closely by municipal leaders around the nation, many of whom complain of mounting, unsustainable prices for the health care promised to retired city workers...pumabydesign001/2013/07/29/detroits-answer-to-its-problems-obamacare/
Posted on: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 19:37:46 +0000