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Special ObamaCare Subsidies for Unions Might Be Next

By Ashton Ellis
Wednesday, September 04 2013

After a very public campaign of complaints saying that the Affordable Care Act (i.e. ObamaCare) would, among other things, “shatter… our hard-earned health benefits,” union leaders representing 20 million part-time workers are getting closer to their goal – a multi-billion dollar annual subsidy available only to them. In the run-up to Labor Day weekend a report surfaced at InsideHealthPolicy (subscription required) shedding light on how Obama administration officials are engaging in backroom deals to appease the testy group of union chiefs. “[T]he Office of Management…

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