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Health reform foes request federal funds for early retirees
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Sep 01, 2010 05:39pm |
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| Author | Julian Pecquet |
| News Date | Wednesday, September 1, 2010 11:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | About two dozen businesses associated with high-profile opposition to the healthcare reform law are taking advantage of a provision that helps pay for their retirees' medical bills, according to a review of federal records by The Hill. The Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday announced that almost 2,000 employers and unions have been accepted into the $5 billion Early Retiree Reinsurance Program, with more applications pending.
The application by Koch Industries of Kansas immediately raised eyebrows because its principal owners — Charles and David Koch — have been high-profile opponents of healthcare reform and bankrollers of the Tea Party movement.
But a state-by-state review of approved applicants reveals that more than a dozen members of the board of directors of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have also been accepted into the program. The Chamber has been a leading foe of the law. |
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