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“I wish to have included in the Record statements of support for S. 2588, the Health Care Access for Small Businesses Act, from all across the state of Michigan. I am proud to have support from organizations as diverse as providers, insurers, and elected officials. The three share model is an innovative community-based concept that has worked across the United States from California to Arkansas, of course, to Michigan. The name, ``three share'' stems from the program's payment structure. Premiums are shared between the employer who pays 30 percent, the employee who pays 30 percent and the community which covers the remaining 40 percent of the cost. I ask unanimous consent that the support letters be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Ascension Health, St. Louis, MO, April 28, 2006. Hon. Debbie Stabenow, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC. Dear Senator Stabenow: I am writing in strong support of the legislation you recently introduced, S. 2588, the ``Health Care Access for Small Business Act of 2006,'' that would expand health insurance coverage for employees who work for small companies through a ``Three-Share Program'' modeled on a successful initiative first developed in Michigan. As you know, Ascension Health--through our sponsored hospitals and heal systems in Michigan that include Standish Community Hospital; Borgess Health Alliance in Kalamazoo; St.…”