Workers nudged to health exchanges seen costing U.S. taxpayers

Published Updated 5 Min Read

(Bloomberg) — U.S. retirees being pushed out of company-sponsored health plans may prove a harbinger for existing employees as well.

About $6.7 billion in taxpayer money may be at risk if companies raise premiums by as little as $100 a month. That may spur as many as 2.25 million people to drop company coverage and enroll in plans under the Affordable Care Act, Stanford University researchers say.


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