Mass. businesses say new health care fee hurting bottom line

This story was originally published on MassLive. Judy Herrell, the owner of Herrell's Ice Cream in Northampton, offers her employees health insurance. But premiums are expensive, and many of the workers are students who are on their parents' plans or can buy cheaper and better insurance through MassHealth or the state-subsidized Health Connect or. Herrell has been hit by a new fee that the state is charging businesses whose employees use taxpayer-subsidized insurance. "We don't know if they're…
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