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Fine Employers Who Don’t Offer Health Insurance, Governor Baker Says

Fine Employers Who Don’t Offer Health Insurance, Governor Baker Says

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STATE HOUSE – Companies that do not offer their employees health insurance would pay a $2,000 annual assessment per full-time worker to the state under a plan Gov. Charlie Baker plans to offer later this month to blunt the impact of escalating, enrollment-driven costs in the state's Medicaid program, the State House News Service has learned. The proposal – the bulk of which is expected to be filed within the governor's budget due on Jan 25 – would also impose growth caps on the rates health

STATE HOUSE – Companies that do not offer their employees health insurance would pay a $2,000 annual assessment per full-time worker to the state under a plan Gov. Charlie Baker plans to offer later this month to blunt the impact of escalating, enrollment-driven costs in the state's Medicaid program, the State House News Service has learned. The proposal – the bulk of which is expected to be filed within the governor's budget due on Jan 25 – would also impose growth caps on the rates health pro…