PROPOSAL: Insurance Reform
SPONSOR: Nebraska Green Party
CHAIRS: Charles Ostdiek lconofcharles@gmail.com
David Long fraterdavid@cox.net
CONTACTS: Shane Fry dasfry@gmail.com and Dr. Joseph Firestone eisai@comcast.net
BACKGROUND:
Amend (Insurance Reform) – #22 to allow small businesses to protect themselves from bankruptcy if integral team members die or are injured on the job. Family businesses or small businesses may not have the resources available that large corporations do to recover in those down times. Original had no employee number listed, only mentioning that it should be prohibited altogether.
Chapter IV. Section I – Insurance Reform
With Changes
22. Prohibit companies over 500 employees from being the beneficiary of insurance on their own employees.
Original
22. Prohibit companies from being the beneficiary of insurance on their own employees.