Comments on: To Avoid Insuring the Part-Timers, Reduce Their Hours http://healthblog.ncpa.org/to-avoid-insuring-the-part-timers-reduce-their-hours/ Health Care Policy and Reform Insights | NCPA Fri, 25 May 2012 14:14:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Bruce http://healthblog.ncpa.org/to-avoid-insuring-the-part-timers-reduce-their-hours/comment-page-1/#comment-68857 Bruce Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:26:42 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=11619#comment-68857 Small business is getting screwed. But then I always thought small business was going to get screwed. Small business is getting screwed. But then I always thought small business was going to get screwed.

]]> By: Brian Williams. http://healthblog.ncpa.org/to-avoid-insuring-the-part-timers-reduce-their-hours/comment-page-1/#comment-68848 Brian Williams. Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:57:38 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=11619#comment-68848 Workers will work fewer hours, no more than 30 hours per week, because that 31st hour will be very expensive for the employer. Workers will work fewer hours, no more than 30 hours per week, because that 31st hour will be very expensive for the employer.

]]> By: Ken http://healthblog.ncpa.org/to-avoid-insuring-the-part-timers-reduce-their-hours/comment-page-1/#comment-68843 Ken Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:29:33 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=11619#comment-68843 I think the broader issue is that employers are going to reduce their hiring altogether. I think the broader issue is that employers are going to reduce their hiring altogether.

]]> By: monkeywrench http://healthblog.ncpa.org/to-avoid-insuring-the-part-timers-reduce-their-hours/comment-page-1/#comment-68819 monkeywrench Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:13:44 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=11619#comment-68819 I anticipate that ObamaCare will have the unintended consequence of producing more part-time employees in the government run health care exchanges by reducing the number of full-time employees that currently have health insurance. This will reduce the number of hours worked, which will reduce income, which will reduce well being, which leads me to ask: Why is President Obama punishing us? I anticipate that ObamaCare will have the unintended consequence of producing more part-time employees in the government run health care exchanges by reducing the number of full-time employees that currently have health insurance. This will reduce the number of hours worked, which will reduce income, which will reduce well being, which leads me to ask: Why is President Obama punishing us?

]]> By: Devon Herrick http://healthblog.ncpa.org/to-avoid-insuring-the-part-timers-reduce-their-hours/comment-page-1/#comment-68816 Devon Herrick Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:48:45 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=11619#comment-68816 Unintended consequences are an inevitable byproduct of regulations designed to change behavior. If there is one thing that poverty researchers understand, it is that getting a first job is essentially to upward mobility for low-income people. For people with few skills, a low-paying job (with few benefits) is often the only job training they receive. These jobs often teach them the social and behavioral skills they need to move up the job ladder to better paying jobs in the future. Mandating costly health coverage for fulltime workers in firms of a certain size (51 or more workers) is creates a disincentive for firms to grow beyond 50 workers; or hire workers beyond 30 hours per week. To the extent mandatory coverage raises the cost of hiring moderate-wage workers, fewer will be hired. In many cases, firms will begin to substitute capital (i.e. machines) for labor. Workers with higher skills will be hired to operate the machines. Workers with little training will become part of a long-term under-employed population that never works its way out of poverty. Unintended consequences are an inevitable byproduct of regulations designed to change behavior. If there is one thing that poverty researchers understand, it is that getting a first job is essentially to upward mobility for low-income people. For people with few skills, a low-paying job (with few benefits) is often the only job training they receive. These jobs often teach them the social and behavioral skills they need to move up the job ladder to better paying jobs in the future. Mandating costly health coverage for fulltime workers in firms of a certain size (51 or more workers) is creates a disincentive for firms to grow beyond 50 workers; or hire workers beyond 30 hours per week. To the extent mandatory coverage raises the cost of hiring moderate-wage workers, fewer will be hired. In many cases, firms will begin to substitute capital (i.e. machines) for labor. Workers with higher skills will be hired to operate the machines. Workers with little training will become part of a long-term under-employed population that never works its way out of poverty.

]]> By: Virginia http://healthblog.ncpa.org/to-avoid-insuring-the-part-timers-reduce-their-hours/comment-page-1/#comment-68813 Virginia Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:04:47 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=11619#comment-68813 So what you're saying is that all of those people who have children and want a part time schedule are now getting one because of health insurance? All those who want to go to school and work at the same time can do it? I think this is a step in the right direction, even if it comes through the back door. It will help break us out of the traditional 40 hour (really 50-60 hour) work week and will help create more flexibile arrangements. So what you’re saying is that all of those people who have children and want a part time schedule are now getting one because of health insurance? All those who want to go to school and work at the same time can do it?

I think this is a step in the right direction, even if it comes through the back door. It will help break us out of the traditional 40 hour (really 50-60 hour) work week and will help create more flexibile arrangements.

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