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Originally Posted by BigV
what three groups are you talking about, please?
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From your link:
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■Self-Insured Employer Plans Applicants: Employer-based health plans received most of the waivers – 359.
■Collectively-Bargained Employer-Based Plan Applicants: Most of the other health plans receiving waivers are multi-employer health funds created by a collective bargaining agreement between a union and two or more employers, pursuant to the Taft-Hartley Act. These “union plans” are employment based group health plans and operate for the sole benefit of workers. They tend to be larger than other typical group health plans because they cover multiple employers. There are also single-employer union plans that have received a waiver. In total, 182 collectively-bargained plans have received waivers.
■Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs): HRAs are employer-funded group health plans where employees are reimbursed tax-free for qualified medical expenses up to a maximum dollar amount for a coverage period. In total, HHS has approved 171 applications for waivers for HRAs.
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Group 2 are Unions. Does not describe the number they represent (ie. I know they are not 1/3 of the waivers in this sub category). For me it is not the number, it is that they would be granted a waiver at all for any reason. Let them all pay like the rest of us!
06-01-2011, 03:45 PM
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