Older workers would pay more due to unintended consequence of health care law
Summary of AP Exclusive by Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar on 6/30/11
An unforeseen problem has arisen out of the healthcare legislation. Some older Americans could pay much more for private health insurance than those of the same age and income that have similar medical histories.
Depending on income and Social Security status, Americans who are too young for Medicare but are drawing Social Security (i.e. 62+) could end up paying more for health insurance if they are working full time, rather than relying on a part time salary or Social Security alone.
The definition of income used to create...
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