Part of the "What I Learned Reading CDHC Solutions" series: A recent
survey by United Benefit Advisors points out how the average annual cost (AAV) per employee can vary greatly from state to state. For instance, there are five states whose AAC is over $10,000 per employee, and four states that have an AAC under $7,000. This disparity illustrates how difficult it will be for the Health Care Law to mandate coverage on a national scale, especially for companies that have employees in more than one location.
Yet another reason why the health care bill is a complete and utter failure. The federal government cannot just wave a magic wand and suddenly everyone has health care. It is not nearly that simple. Each state has its own rules for health providers and its own insurance commissioner that regulates the industry. These differences could have been addressed in a simpler, regulatory style bill that made it possible for people to purchase insurance across state lines, but the actual health care law has given us nationally mandated coverage while failing to make it possible to acquire coverage from a state other than your own. Yet more proof that the health care law is just a device meant to force everyone into government provided health care through its exchange.