Why Your Employer May Drop Your Health-Care Plan - Businessweek: " . . . Fear of backlash from workers keeps many employers from dropping coverage, as Bloomberg reported in December. Tax deductions for health spending also encourage businesses to keep offering benefits. Still, while few admit it publicly, many American companies would love get out of the health insurance business. For employers, providing health insurance is expensive and the cost increases are unpredictable. Their competitors in most other wealthy nations don’t have to bear the same costs: That’s usually the government’s job. . . ."
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A Civil Defense official in Gaza says at least 40 people were killed.
Israel says it struck militants.
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An official with the Civil Defense in Gaza said the attack had killed at
least 40. Israel said it had attacked militants.
52 minutes ago