New Jersey is set to charge companies with workers on Medicaid. Other states may follow (apnews.com)

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New Jersey is launching a new fee on companies whose workers have Medicaid health coverage instead of being covered by their employers. Other states are considering it, too.

Democratic lawmakers and governors see it as a way to help pay for the joint federal and state insurance program that covers low-income residents as federal policy changes are expected to make the program more expensive for states and may lead to a reduction in the number of people with coverage.

Proponents also say it’s about fairness because employers benefit from having some lower-income workers with taxpayer-funded health coverage.

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[-] irotsoma@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 days ago

No, but this isn't meant to solve anything either, just make it look like they're doing something. Healthcare can never work in an insurance system or the current employer funded healthcare system. It can only work as a right for all, just like fire departments. Your health effects others as we see so well with major epidemics and pandemics. But our current system only supports people just enough so they can do work and as soon as they stop, too bad. Without that co crept changing, none of this kind of pandering is going to ever make a difference. Even the ACA and state laws are mostly coopted when it comes to employer funded health plans that are only governed by federal employee benefits laws, which are very minimal, not health insurance laws since it's not an insurance policy.

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