Business groups: Users should fund HealthSource RI

Published January 24, 2014 8:50pm ET



PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Four business organizations in Rhode Island are calling for future operations of the state-run health insurance marketplace to be funded only by those who use it and not through widely imposed taxes or fees.

It would be unacceptable to pass on the costs to run HealthSource RI to all businesses either directly or indirectly, said a statement this week from the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce, the Rhode Island Business Group on Health, the Rhode Island Manufacturers Association and the state affiliate of the National Federation of Independent Business.

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