Call To Action – Employer Medicaid Assessment
Today the Senate Finance Committee is scheduled to vote on S.101, An Act Relating to Human Services – Health Care for Families. S.101 requires employers with 300 or more employees to pay an assessment for each full or part-time employee that is on Medicaid during a calendar quarter. The assessment is equal to 10% of the employee’s wage up to $1500 a year. The definition of “wage” includes all compensation due to the employee. Non-profit entities and government entities are exempt. Written testimony is can be submitted to the committee by emailing it to:
jplume@rilegislature.gov.
*Written Testimony must be submitted prior to 2:00 PM on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, in order for it to be provided to the members of the committee at the hearing and to be included in the meeting records.
Call To Action – Employer Medicaid AssessmentToday the Senate Finance Committee is scheduled to vote on S.101, An Act Relating to Human Services – Health Care for Families. S.101 requires employers with 300 or more employees to pay an assessment for each full or part-time employee that is on Medicaid during a calendar quarter. The assessment is equal to 10% of the employee’s wage up to $1500 a year. The definition of “wage” includes all compensation due to the employee. Non-profit entities and government entities are exempt. Written testimony is can be submitted to the committee by emailing it to: jplume@rilegislature.gov.*Written Testimony must be submitted prior to 2:00 PM on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, in order for it to be provided to the members of the committee at the hearing and to be included in the meeting records.