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BumRushDaShow

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17. Many workers already have a health insurance deduction

Reply to Alice B. (Reply #13)

Thu Jul 2, 2026, 12:24 PM

13 hrs ago

with an employer match but obviously some companies offer no health insurance at all, leaving employees to either try the ACA on their own (that they can't afford), or Medicaid.

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New Jersey is set to charge companies with workers on Medicaid. Other states may follow [View all] BumRushDaShow 16 hrs ago OP

Great idea! SamuelAdams 16 hrs ago #1

Hell popsdenver 14 hrs ago #10

Socialism for the rich, bloodthirsty capitalism for the rest of us. Fil1957 14 hrs ago #11

Yup popsdenver 13 hrs ago #14

Watch these companies fire employees who are on Medicaid. enough 15 hrs ago #2

Maybe, maybe not Bob_in_VA 15 hrs ago #3

For the smaller companies, this provides karynnj 7 hrs ago #22

Walmart would't have any employees left the_liberal_grandpa 15 hrs ago #6

What? They didn't need them to begin with? paleotn 13 hrs ago #15

I'm thinking of Walmart & McDonald's RainCaster 15 hrs ago #4

At the $725 annual rate that comes to $0.69 per hour for a worker working 20 hrs per week. Jacson6 15 hrs ago #5

Finally! drmeow 15 hrs ago #7

Excellent! mcar 15 hrs ago #8

Count me skeptical Random Boomer 14 hrs ago #9

The capitalistic system is a massive failure benefitting only the wealthy and powerful Stargazer99 14 hrs ago #12

Good luck finding them NJCher 13 hrs ago #16

Me Too, But modrepub 11 hrs ago #21

Will they be able to pass this cost on to their workers? Another payroll deduction? Alice B. 14 hrs ago #13

Many workers already have a health insurance deduction BumRushDaShow 13 hrs ago #17

Why start at 50 workers on Medicaid? maxsolomon 13 hrs ago #18

I don't think they want to hit the food truck and vendor cart level of businesses BumRushDaShow 12 hrs ago #19

Gideon Lukens is off, here. intheflow 12 hrs ago #20

He's implying that people who aren't low income choie 1 hr ago #27

If you have a job bcbink 6 hrs ago #23

Good idea Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 5 hrs ago #24

Good idea, but the cost per employee Luciferous 2 hrs ago #25

Interesting BlueWaveNeverEnd 1 hr ago #26