Wednesday, September 29, 2010

McDonald's Corp. has warned federal regulators that it could drop its health insurance plan for nearly 30,000 hourly restaurant workers unless regulators waive a new requirement of the U.S. health overhaul.

WSJ: McDonald's May Drop Health Plan

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Unknown said...

Instead of dropping employee health insurance, McDonald’s would be better off to switch to a new system that allows part time workers or family members to pool money from each job to buy health insurance. A new company called LyfeBank is helping employers who couldn’t afford employee health insurance to now do so by collecting employer contributed healthcare funds to employee-owned accounts. Employees can use their accumulated account funds to purchase an insurance policy of their choice, and pay for other qualified medical expenses with Visa “smart” cards. All with pretax dollars. A brief visit to LyfeBank.com will explain this process