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On Thursday, September 4, at 10:00 a.m., Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Chairman Phil Roe (R-TN) will hold a field hearing entitled, “The Effects of the President’s Health Care Law on Indiana’s Classrooms and Workplaces.” The hearing will take place at Greenfield City Hall, 10 South State Street, Greenfield, Indiana.

Across the country, workers and employers are struggling with the consequences of the president’s health care law. For example, in response to a survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, businesses generally expect health care costs to increase by 10 percent next year and a majority cited the health care law as the reason. The survey also revealed the law was leading employers to raise the number of part-time employees, lower employee compensation, and increase consumer prices.

The House Education and the Workforce Committee is examining how many of these same consequences are affecting the nation’s K-12 and higher education systems. Through testimony and the committee’s YourStory initiative, school leaders have shared stories of health care costs going up and staff work-hours being cut.

The field hearing will provide members an opportunity to learn how the health care law is affecting Indiana’s schools and workplaces. For more information about the field hearing, visit www.republicans-edlabor.house.gov/hearings. Media interested in attending the field hearing must RSVP to Liz Hill at liz.hill@mail.house.gov. 

 

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