ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – The NFL has told the players’ union that it will stop providing health care for players and their families in March if the two sides do not reach a new collective bargaining agreement.
NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith says he is working to figure out a plan to ensure medical coverage for players and their families should they be locked out.
NFL spokesman Greg Aiello says it’s one more reason to reach an agreement. He also pointed to the federal COBRA law that allows employees to continue their existing coverage without interruption at their own expense or the expense of their union.
During the NHL lockout in 2004-05, the NHL players’ union paid for substitute coverage.
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