You read that right. The Affordable Care Act’s “cost-curve” and regulatory rules have made insuring teachers and staff so “affordable” that the school can no longer afford to operate.
In an AP report, Clay County Director of Schools Jerry Strong said the school board made its decision to cancel classes because of budget issues that are related to government mandates that the district can’t afford. He said the Affordable Care Act was the “straw that broke the camel’s back” and that “it has made it very difficult for us to have our employees properly covered and meet the mandates of the law.”
Clay County had 65 schools in 1920, which was down to 3 circa 2015, soon to be none. And Clay County isn’t alone.
Every school district (municipality, state and county government, business, everyone?) has an issue with coverage rules that are driving up costs and forcing them to drop coverage for dependents, care, quality, and access, simply as a way to “manage” policy price increases brought on by the Democrat’s Health-Care Reform.
Nice work Democrats. Nice work.
