California's Hidden Non-Dependent Tax On Health Premiums

A part of the PPACA (ObamaCare) provides that parents may add children to their employer-sponsored coverage plan up to age 26, whether a dependent student or not.Turns out California's tax law requires the state to levy taxes on any amount of premium paid by the employer for non-dependent children of employees.Many California workers added non-dependent children under age 26 to their group health

Large Companies Contemplate Dropping Employee Health Coverage

The Dallas Morning News is reporting that several very large companies "have concluded that they might be financially better off canceling their health care coverage and moving their workers to government-subsidized exchanges that will be available in four years".At least four companies have investigated to varying degrees the impact of dropping health care coverage and pushing their workers onto