Oh, there’s those Federal dollars that don’t come from anyone again. Where do the Feds get their money if not from us?
Relieve employers and Trust Plans of the need to provide coverage. (The employer would continue to shoulder the burden of paying for children’s healthcare, so it is not clear how much ultimately will find its way from healthcare premiums to increased wages; however, the tax might well be lower than the cost of purchasing private coverage comparable to that provided by OHP.) Helps the employers too. How altruistic. Strengthen the Oregon Health Plan. Get more people on the Oregon Health Plan so that it will be difficult or impossible to cut that program. Thereby ensuring that the flow of dollars from public employees continue to the unions and Democrat politicians. 5. Potential savings – It costs the Oregon Health Plan about $100/month for each child enrolled in the plan-but the federal government will pay 60% of the tab for lower-income children. So, if costs in private health insurance are comparable to OHP costs, then we can save $100/month in plans and the tax the employer will pay f
