Lynn C. Woolsey: “I rise in support of the Kind plan because it is actually kind to small businesses and it is kind to hard-working…”

“I rise in support of the Kind plan because it is actually kind to small businesses and it is kind to hard-working employees, and it makes affordable coverage accessible to the employees, the hard workers that need and deserve that coverage. As a small business owner, I know firsthand how difficult it is to provide workers with first-class health coverage, but the reality is these hard-working families need access to quality healthcare, not just bare bones, expensive coverage. The Republican plan actually provides employers and employees with a false sense of security. They will assume they are paying for standard coverage, like the owner of the business has for his or her family. They will assume they are paying for mammograms, prenatal and postnatal coverage, coverage for illnesses like diabetes, and for prostate cancer, because these are generally State-mandated coverages. And when they find out differently after they have enrolled in one of these plans, it will be too late. I support the Kind substitute, because it gives small businesses the option to enroll in a health plan that is similar to the Federal Employees Health Benefit Plan, giving workers a choice of plans.”