Posted on 10/18/2010 3:13:36 PM PDT by NRG1973
The big aircraft maker Boeing Co. says "cost pressures" from the new health care law are part of the reason it's asking employees to pay more for their medical benefits next year.
In a letter mailed to employees late last week, Boeing said deductibles and copayments are going up significantly for some 90,000 nonunion workers.
The company cited three major reasons for the cost shift, including untamed health care inflation, the effects of the new law, and lifestyle issues including being overweight and lack of exercise.
Spokeswoman Karen Forte said Boeing is concerned that its relatively generous plan will get hit with a new tax under the law in 2018, but that the company would have made the changes anyway.
READ the fricking article. You'll be less likely to embarrass yourself with stupid statements like the one I'm responding to.
You’re sad they did not vote for 0bama?
I mean ...you’re sad for those that did not vote for 0bama?
Patty Murray bragged the other night that she was “Boeing’s Senator” and about her big role in the Healthcare takeover. Hmmmmm.
Nice job (ex)Senator!
Since the union people are not affected by cost increases, is this another scheme to get all people to belong to unions that are in the democrats’ back pockets?
Well...now that you bring that up...if they voted for nobama they would be getting just what they asked for and deserve...then they’d be happy.
I worked at Boeing for a number of years, had very good health care, and was never in a union.
The article specifically says it’s talking about 90,000 non-union employees.
Did you not read it? Or do you just feel like raggin on the unions?
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