Monday, June 15, 2009

Buyer Beware

But now that the debate over health care has moved from abstractions to legislative specifics, the story is starting to sound familiar. A prime example: recent statements by the National Manufacturers Association, which represents large industrial companies. Most reform proposals would require businesses to contribute toward the cost of their employees' health insurance, either by providing coverage or paying into a fund for the uninsured. An NAM official told a USA Today reporter the group wanted the employer mandate "out of there." Other business groups, like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, seem equally skeptical.
Buyer Beware

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