Compromise
Legislation
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Christie
Proposal
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Original
Sweeney Proposal
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Health premium share
phased in over four years.
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No phase in
employees immediately pay 30 percent of premiums.
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Health premium share
phased in over seven years (four for single coverage).
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Health plan design
done by joint employer-employee board.
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Increased copays and
deductibles with no employee input.
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No increase to copays
and deductibles.
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Premium share smoothed
based upon income.
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Premium share not smoothed
all employees would pay 30 percent of premiums, regardless
of income.
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Premium share smoothed
based upon income.
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Employers and employee
reps at local level can agree to a different premium grid and
plan design if it saves the same amount of money.
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No local option to
use a different premium grid.
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No local option to
use a different premium grid.
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Current retirees not
affected.
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All current retirees
would pay 30 percent of premium.
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Current retirees not
affected.
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Lowest income employees
would pay 3 percent of premium.
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Lowest income employees
would pay 30 percent of premium.
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Lowest income employees
would pay 12 percent of premium.
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Contains a four year
sunset on the statutory premium share requirement.
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Premium shares would
go on in perpetuity.
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Premium shares would
go on in perpetuity.
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