"Are decisions that we make leading to the accessibility and affordability of health insurance?"
"We're having a conversation about healthcare affordability for small businesses, but really for employees of small businesses."
"One of the things that I think escapes us at times is the impact of the medical loss ratio on a small business person's opportunity to have an expert come in."
"The thing I have heard from my constituents consistently as it relates to this demonstration project is fear. They are scared."
"I hope, I would even plead with you on behalf of the citizens of South Carolina who are so concerned about this project, to take a second look, a step back from a nationwide implementation that could ..."
"I certainly have appreciated the concern of my constituents about the amount of time that they could spend on the road trying to find the right practitioner, perhaps the right hospital to go to."
"I do want to echo my concerns for my citizens, particularly those in rural areas, those with rare diseases--sickle cell being among them."
"the access issues are still real concerns."
"the LCR creates disincentives for banks to accept business deposits. Isn't this at odds with the centuries of accepted banking practices accepting deposits from customers?"
"Thank you for providing us an opportunity to have this conversation around how to create access to retirement plans for more employees."
"Frankly, I think the number is 60 percent of employees who work at a firm with 20 or fewer employees."
"The challenges that we face are only going to get worse and not better as time moves on."