The Ensign Healthcare Loophole
Taken at face value, Senator John Ensign's amendment which was included in the final Senate healthcare bill sounds pretty decent: by meeting "wellness" standards people can receive discounts on their employer-based healthcare premiums. Stop smoking--pay less. Hit a certain weight--pay less. Meet a cholesterol target--you get the idea. Dems probably should have stopped and realized since the amendment was offered by Ensign it probably wasn't motivated by ... Full Story »
Posted by Vincent Caminiti - via The Nation, NewsRack (Health Care)
