Banco Popular de Puerto Rico

this news makes the global healthcare and medical tourism options even more of a reality

A lot of our employees did drop or decided to take the cheaper versions of our plan. THose that dropped out of our plan to purse the "cheaper" versions offered in the promotions that constantly bombard them out the work place, were suprised at how much more they had to pay monthly and for fewer benefits...

The W-2 reporting will be another layer of government red tape on business. It will require software modifications to tract and capture the required information on each employee at a cost to companies. In the current economic climate any added cost is a burden. We are a small business of 160 employees...

I think this is a positive idea. Employees should be aware of this cost as it impacts all decisions and the high cost seriously impacts financial capacity of employers to use resources for progressive change.Also, the employer is paying medical workers instead of their resources being provided to their...

This sounds like the first step in making benefits taxable. While it's time for a lusty debate on that subject, Congress should be straight with the public about this matter.

I agree to an extent that it would actually disclose to the employee how much the employer is contributing and therefore they would understand that benefits paid is part of the overall package that is offered. They only take into account how much they take home.

I think the government should stop and think about all the laws they enact on a business and how it needs to be reported. Do they think that it is just a simple process to make a change and businesses can make the change on a whim. Most accounting software that is utilized would have to be modified,...

Why the W2? Yes, it's a summary of taxable wages, but unless company healthcare contributions become, in fact, taxable aren't we just confusing the employee? So, you put a number in one of the W2's numbered boxes, and then leave the employee to decipher it, etc.?

Think it is a move in a positive direction. Most employees have no idea what employers pay for Health insurance. Question is the amount for just the employers contribution or the total cost; the employer plus employee contribution for coverage?

The government DOES NOT need to micro mananage rate disclosure. Instead of telling employers HOW to disclose, why not just require the disclosure. We already publish the full rate, the employer share and employee shares for people to see. We actually built out a worksheet so they can "do the math"....