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Massachusetts Health Insurance Mandate Could Trigger Harsh Unintended Consequences: Study Finds Low-Skill Employees and Minorities Hit Hardest By Job Loss Under Mandated Health Coverage
June 2005 · ·
Boston, Mass – Low-skill employees could see dramatic job loss from a health insurance mandate under consideration in the Massachusetts legislature. A new Employment Policies Institute (EPI) study looks at the potential labor market consequences of health insurance mandates with which many state legislatures are experimenting as a solution to reducing the number of the nation’s uninsured. The study found a consensus among economic literature on mandated… -
Massachusetts Health Insurance Mandate Could Trigger Harsh Unintended Consequences: Study Finds Low-Skill Employees and Minorities Hit Hardest By Job Loss Under Mandated Health Coverage
June 2005 · ·
Boston, Mass – Low-skill employees could see dramatic job loss from a health insurance mandate under consideration in the Massachusetts legislature. A new Employment Policies Institute (EPI) study looks at the potential labor market consequences of health insurance mandates with which many state legislatures are experimenting as a solution to reducing the number of the nation’s uninsured. The study found a consensus among economic literature on mandated… -
Proposition 72 Myths: “Yes on 72” Campaign Distorting Costs of Job-Killing Health Care Mandate
October 2004 · ·
Sacramento –The “Yes on 72” campaign is weaving a web of deceit for voters on the true cost of Proposition 72—a high priced health care mandate on businesses that will result in enormous job loss while still leaving the majority of California’s uninsured without coverage. Supporters of Prop 72 are resorting to blatant misrepresentation of economic reality, including: MYTH: “Proposition 72 will save California’s taxpayers money”– “Yes… -
Proposition 72 Myths: “Yes on 72” Campaign Distorting Costs of Job-Killing Health Care Mandate
October 2004 · ·
Sacramento –The “Yes on 72” campaign is weaving a web of deceit for voters on the true cost of Proposition 72—a high priced health care mandate on businesses that will result in enormous job loss while still leaving the majority of California’s uninsured without coverage. Supporters of Prop 72 are resorting to blatant misrepresentation of economic reality, including: MYTH: “Proposition 72 will save California’s taxpayers money”– “Yes… -
New Study Says Passage of Proposition 72 Would Destroy Up to 150,000 Jobs: Up to $12.9 Billion in New Costs to California Businesses, While Nearly 70 Percent of Uninsured Will Remain Without Coverage
September 2004 · ·
Sacramento – California voters will hold the fate of up to 150,000 of the state’s least-skilled employees when they vote on Proposition 72 on Election Day. A new study by The Employment Policies Institute (EPI) reveals that Proposition 72, which would require all employers in the state with 20 or more employees to provide full medical insurance for their employees, will cost businesses up to $12.9 billion… -
New Study Says Passage of Proposition 72 Would Destroy Up to 150,000 Jobs: Up to $12.9 Billion in New Costs to California Businesses, While Nearly 70 Percent of Uninsured Will Remain Without Coverage
September 2004 · ·
Sacramento – California voters will hold the fate of up to 150,000 of the state’s least-skilled employees when they vote on Proposition 72 on Election Day. A new study by The Employment Policies Institute (EPI) reveals that Proposition 72, which would require all employers in the state with 20 or more employees to provide full medical insurance for their employees, will cost businesses up to $12.9 billion…