Although the Board went out of its way to indicate that its analysis was case - specific and that the outcome does not entail that all private or public employee benefit plans are required to cover the cost of medical cannabis, one can not help but feel that this decision is in fact precedent setting and may signal the opening of the floodgates for similar complaints to be made across the country. (slaw.ca)
Public employee benefit costs in New York are incredibly out of line with those in the private sector, and impose enormous pressure on state and local government budgets. (bcnys.org)
Republicans insisted the measure was necessary to control the skyrocketing costs of public employee benefits and close the budget shortfall. (politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com)