Sentences with phrase «raising health care premiums»

Despite overwhelming objections from the public, Congress just passed the GOP's tax scam bill, increasing taxes for 92 million middle - class families, raising health care premiums, and threatening life - saving programs — all to give massive tax breaks to the rich.

The Task Force concluded that increased revenues could be attained by raising health care premiums and implementing a health care deductible.

Not exact matches

The contract comes about seven months after New York's second - largest state worker union, the white collar Public Employees Federation, reached its own three - year deal with 2 percent annual raises, no increases in negotiated health - care premium sharing and no givebacks.

(Queens, NY)-- House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D - NY) released the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office confirmed today that if a health care bill proposed by President Trump and congressional Republicans were to go into effect, 24 million Americans would lose insurance coverage and premiums for older Americans would be «substantially raised.»

They decided to go on strike after state lawmakers passed a bill to raise pay for teachers and other public employees by 4 percent over three years while imposing higher health care premiums.

This much we know: Mayor de Blasio gave in to the union's demands for sizable raises but got very little in return - no premium sharing of health - care costs, no higher co-pays, no guaranteed dismissals for ineffective teachers who don't even teach full time, no changes to the rigid seniority - based salary schedule, nothing.

You likely need little or no life, disability and long - term - care coverage, and you can also cut your premium costs by raising the deductibles on your health, auto and homeowner's policies.

If the majority of your health care usually involves seeing your doctor once for a yearly checkup because you are young and healthy, you may be able to save on your premiums by raising your deductible.

And when the premiums can no longer be afforded, many people will raise their deductibles and lower their benefits until their health insurance policy no longer protects them from financial ruin and / or no longer guarantees them access to the health care services they need.