The old adage goes "be careful what you wish for (you might get it)."
As we've pointed out before, one of the major cost drivers in health insurance premiums is the burden of gummint mandates (coverage that benefits only a few, but is paid for by all). The Society for Human Resource Management offers even more corroboration for that assertion:
[Graphic courtesy of Employee Benefit News]
That's an almost 20% increase in mandate-driven costs in a year's time. Ouch!