RZetlin
04-23-2004, 10:14 AM
WASHINGTON, April 22 — The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission voted Thursday to allow employers to reduce or eliminate health benefits for retirees when they become eligible for Medicare at age 65.
The agency approved a final rule saying that such cuts do not violate the civil rights law banning age discrimination. The vote was 3 to 1, with Republicans lining up in favor of the rule and a Democrat opposing it.
Source (http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/23/politics/23RETI.html?ei=5062&en=36c306802a3e1ade&ex=1083297600&partner=GOOGLE&pagewanted=print&position=)
How does health care in America work anyway?
Does everything have to be paid for?
There's no government assistance for people?
Does this mean the elderly have to pay for health benefits fro their own pockets?
The agency approved a final rule saying that such cuts do not violate the civil rights law banning age discrimination. The vote was 3 to 1, with Republicans lining up in favor of the rule and a Democrat opposing it.
Source (http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/23/politics/23RETI.html?ei=5062&en=36c306802a3e1ade&ex=1083297600&partner=GOOGLE&pagewanted=print&position=)
How does health care in America work anyway?
Does everything have to be paid for?
There's no government assistance for people?
Does this mean the elderly have to pay for health benefits fro their own pockets?