Employer Requirement Under Consideration For Senate Finance Committee Health Bill Could Discourage Hiring of Low-Income, Minority, Disabled Workers

by Judith Solomon and Robert Greenstein

"While an employer responsibility requirement is an essential component of health care reform, a proposal that the Senate Finance Committee and the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee are considering for the forthcoming health legislation is flawed and would have serious unintended consequences, particularly for low-income and minority workers and workers with disabilities."

http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=2847
http://www.cbpp.org/files/6-24-09health.pdf  3pp.