The AP writes today, βThe health care overhaul will cost U.S. companies billions and make them more likely to drop prescription drug coverage for retirees because of a change in how the government subsidizes those benefits. In the first two days after the law was signed, three major companies β Deere & Co., Caterpillar Inc. and Valero Energy β said they expect to take a total hit of $265 million to account for smaller tax deductions in the future.β


