Few things say “money in the bank” to a union quite like Medicaid. A proposed federal rule could end this freebie. On July 12, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) posted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to bar states from allowing third parties, like unions, to divert Medicaid funds to home health care providers. Workers still could join, but equally to the point, those preferring not to join no longer would be captive of a state agency deducting dues on behalf of a union. Over a dozen states engage in this practice. For organized labor, this arrangement generates around $200 million a year. That’s why unions and their state government partners are mounting a furious resistance to the rule in the face of the Supreme Court’s Janus ruling this June. A recent development in Washington State has strengthened the hand of reluctant dues payers while the department … Read More ➡
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from National Legal & Policy Center http://nlpc.org/2018/10/01/hhs-nonprofit-group-combat-union-medicaid-dues-skimming/
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