Blount Hospital Cuts Insurance for Part-time Employees

Comment: We cannot let the irony of this story pass without comment – a hospital stops insuring its own employees because of a law supposedly meant to increase healthcare coverage. Is this law perverse or what?

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“Blount Memorial says it will stop providing health insurance benefits for part-time employees working less than 30 hours per week.”

“Officials say it was a difficult decision, but necessary due to the rising costs of providing health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.”

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WBIR Television

Jun 27, 2013

http://www.wbir.com/rss/article/278497/2/Part-time-employees-at-Blount-Memorial-losing-health-insurance

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