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Summary
Michigan: Car Dealer Employees Face Higher Deductibles and Costs Due to ObamaCare
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YouTube

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Show
NBC Nightly News

Name: NBC Nightly News

URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/ns/NBCNightlyNews/

Persons
Lisa Myers

Name: Lisa Myers

Employment: NBC

Position: Senior investigative correspondent

, Wesley Lutz

Name: Wesley Lutz

, Brandon Chisolm

Name: Brandon Chisolm

, Cathy Smith

Name: Cathy Smith

, Neal Campbell

Name: Neal Campbell

, Steve Williams

Name: Steve Williams

Event
Event location
Jackson, Mich.

Name: Jackson, Mich.

URL: https://www.cityofjackson.org/

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12/30/2013 12:51 pm
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0:02:34
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Transcript
MYERS Forty employees of ░░░░░░░░ Dodge in Jackson Michigan ░░░░░░░░ came face to face ░░░░░░░░ the new realities of ░░░░░░░░ care and most did ░░░░░░░░ like what they see ░░░░░░░░ How is this helping ░░░░░░░░ average American that s ░░░░░░░░ 40 to 50 hours ░░░░░░░░ week How are we ░░░░░░░░ to live MYERS At ░░░░░░░░ annual benefits meeting they ░░░░░░░░ told their current insurance ░░░░░░░░ canceled because it doesn ░░░░░░░░ comply with the new ░░░░░░░░ care law and that ░░░░░░░░ dealership had decided to ░░░░░░░░ things in a new ░░░░░░░░ EMPLOYEE It doesn t ░░░░░░░░ up MYERS on camera ░░░░░░░░ company is changing how ░░░░░░░░ handles health insurance this ░░░░░░░░ Instead of actually providing ░░░░░░░░ company health plan as ░░░░░░░░ has for 35 years ░░░░░░░░ business now will give ░░░░░░░░ worker 2 400 to ░░░░░░░░ insurance or spend on ░░░░░░░░ else MYERS That 2 ░░░░░░░░ is slightly more than ░░░░░░░░ company spent per worker ░░░░░░░░ health insurance this year ░░░░░░░░ owner says The change ░░░░░░░░ to control future costs ░░░░░░░░ on camera And is ░░░░░░░░ a step back in ░░░░░░░░ commitment to provide health ░░░░░░░░ LUTZ As a business ░░░░░░░░ you know we have ░░░░░░░░ be viable first and ░░░░░░░░ provide services MYERS The ░░░░░░░░ brought in an insurance ░░░░░░░░ to help his workers ░░░░░░░░ out if they d ░░░░░░░░ better off buying insurance ░░░░░░░░ There were a handful ░░░░░░░░ winners mostly low income ░░░░░░░░ who can get insurance ░░░░░░░░ very little through the ░░░░░░░░ government health care exchange ░░░░░░░░ on camera You excited ░░░░░░░░ Oh yeah Anything that ░░░░░░░░ help me and my ░░░░░░░░ out that s what ░░░░░░░░ re going to do ░░░░░░░░ Others make a little ░░░░░░░░ much for a government ░░░░░░░░ and will use the ░░░░░░░░ from the company to ░░░░░░░░ a group plan it ░░░░░░░░ recommended But under that ░░░░░░░░ group plan they face ░░░░░░░░ higher out of pocket ░░░░░░░░ The deductible will go ░░░░░░░░ 1 125 this year ░░░░░░░░ 3 000 next year ░░░░░░░░ maximum out of pocket ░░░░░░░░ jump from 2 250 ░░░░░░░░ 6 350 And for ░░░░░░░░ those numbers double Smith ░░░░░░░░ don t make that ░░░░░░░░ money to begin with ░░░░░░░░ the prescriptions are going ░░░░░░░░ kill me MYERS While ░░░░░░░░ here are used to ░░░░░░░░ costs going up every ░░░░░░░░ it s never before ░░░░░░░░ this dramatic Most of ░░░░░░░░ group count themselves as ░░░░░░░░ under the new law ░░░░░░░░ feel they re paying ░░░░░░░░ much to help others ░░░░░░░░ insurance CAMPBELL There s ░░░░░░░░ wrong with trying to ░░░░░░░░ people but there s ░░░░░░░░ better way This isn ░░░░░░░░ the way MYERS A ░░░░░░░░ mechanic said he hoped ░░░░░░░░ new law would help ░░░░░░░░ family Now he s ░░░░░░░░ WILLIAMS The days of ░░░░░░░░ deductibles and all that ░░░░░░░░ are gone So it ░░░░░░░░ not going to get ░░░░░░░░ better It s just ░░░░░░░░ to get worse MYERS ░░░░░░░░ Myers NBC News Jackson ░░░░░░░░
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