On the recordMarch 13, 1997
A lot of these parents, they cannot afford a full policy. They find it unaffordable. It is not that they are not willing to pay some money and squeeze out some money out of a very limited budget for some health insurance. It is the cost. Mr. Speaker, if we go out and buy individually for a family or what we were talking about, if they work for a small business, they are a part-time worker, there is maybe not a policy in their company, and for them to go out and buy that individually is very expensive. But these are, if it were a little more affordable, these are people willing to help and pitch in to pay for part of it. They just cannot afford the whole coverage. It reminds me when we talk about the cost and about prevention, I do not know if we remember the old television ad: You can pay me now or pay me later. It is one of those, if we do not take care of them now, we really do pay so much more later on.
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