Political Quotes

“why do we need health care reform? Besides the 35 to 40 million Americans with no health care plan at all, there is health care's stratospheric cost on the Government and economy. Health care costs already anchor our national debt. If we do not take action, they will hobble the small businesses that drive our economy. On average, small businesses pay 35 percent more for health plans that large employers. Health care costs have risen 20 to 50 percent for small businesses, and the burden of worker's compensation is increasing at 1 times the rate of health care costs. Health care reform will ease this pressure. Small, low wage businesses will receive discounts of between 25-85 percent on health care costs, allowing the smallest employers to provide affordable, effective health care insurance. Nine out of ten Americans get their private health insurance at work. America's small businesses are the place to begin real health care reform.”