Sentences with phrase «cut health care benefits»

On Monday, the Philadelphia School Reform Commission shocked the city by announcing that it would unilaterally cut health care benefits to city teachers rather than continue to negotiate with the teacher's union.

Options include cutting health care benefits, trimming payments to providers or raising taxes — all politically thorny.

Options include cutting health care benefits, trimming payments to providers, or raising taxes, all politically thorny.

Not exact matches

Health care stands to benefit tremendously from the cutting - edge technology that Silicon Valley can bring.

Health care, perquisites, and other benefits are being cut back, employee training programs shelved, and support for creativity and innovation diminished, while the gap in compensation between rank - and - file workers and executives has widened dramatically.

The result is that by that year, when the individual cuts expire, most Americans will be worse off due to higher taxes and lower health care coverage, while rich people who own shares in corporations will continue to benefit.

So the 13 million increase in the uninsured and accompanying health care spending cuts helped to finance a plan that cuts corporate taxes by $ 1.3 trillion, partially rolls back the estate tax paid by wealthy families to the tune of $ 93 billon, and directs most of its benefits to the richest Americans with its individual tax cuts.

The Bishop wrote: «I welcome the prime minister's initiative on mental health care, but I am puzzled why the government at the same time wants to cut out - of - work benefits to those with mental health problems.

To SamGoober: The health care legislation does not cut traditional Medicare benefits but does cut Medicare Advantage - which uses private firms such as Humana and UnitedHealth Group to deliver Medicare benefits.

A reader forwarded this mailer touting the governor's MRT plan he received over the weekend that's part of a campaign in support of the spending cuts / reform proposals that's being paid for by two health care industry big fish that stand to benefit: SEIU 1199 and the Greater New York Hospital Association.

The governor announced earlier this month that Council 82 agreed to cuts in health care benefits, wage freezes and additional concessions that avoided layoffs.

The law in question takes away nearly all collective bargaining rights from public workers and also forces state employees to contribute more toward their pension and health care benefits, amounting to an 8 percent pay cut.

Questions - EU nationals» access to UK benefits, BBC licence fee, hydration in hospitals, landlord and tenant legislation Legislation - health and social care bill Short debate - impact of budget cuts on the work of secure children's homes in reducing children's reoffending rates

In a budget maneuver that critics said tacitly encouraged job cuts, City Hall added the cost of fringe benefits, such as employee health care and Social Security contributions, to the agencies» individual budgets even though the agencies do not pick up those costs.

Australia's leadership in 3D printing in medicine and health care has leapt ahead with an ARC training centre dedicated to cutting - edge research in close collaboration with hospitals and industry to rapidly translate lab findings into practical patient benefits.

LAUSD backs off proposal to cut health care and is now set to guarantee benefits at current levels for three more years

The petition called taxing health care benefits «bad public policy» that would force employers to cut back health care benefits to avoid the tax or pass the new tax onto employees.

We offer cutting - edge animal health care, clinical trials to develop new, safe, and effective treatments, and the most advanced training available to veterinarians that benefit not only the residents of Alabama, but our nation and our world.

Reducing Healthcare Facilities» Contribution to Climate Change — Hospitals, medical offices and other health care facilities can reduce their carbon footprint by adopting green building principles, choosing construction sites that are close to public transportation and mixed - use areas to cut down on automobile use, by using low - emission and no - emission lighting and heating strategies, and other ways that benefit health and ensure the environmental sustainability of the health care practice.

The Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers and the Canadian Doctors for Refugee Care, along with two refugee claimants who had been denied benefits, filed an application in Federal Court to strike down the health cuts.

The Poverty Reduction critic for the NDP addressed cuts to health care benefits, urging the government to urged read IAVGO's reports on the Board's healthcare spending (Bad Medicine) and decision - making (No Evidence).

Advises Indian tribal clients and consultants regarding cutting - edge and extremely complicated employee benefits and tax issues, including sovereignty issues, comments to the IRS regarding proposed regulatory action, identification and separation of government and so - called «commercial» employees and plans, benefits structuring, entity structuring, controlled group issues, deferred compensation and health care reform.

So when we had the final decision about what benefits to cut because of the increased health care costs, we made the decision, and I made the decision, to basically change the 401 (k) plan.».

While clearly there are some benefits from increased medical research activity, all the evidence suggests that the biggest return on our investment in health is in prevention, public health and primary care, precisely those areas which have been most savagely cut in this Budget.

«This campaign marries cutting - edge communications technology and preventive health care to the benefit of millions of women and children.»