Micro-Businesses Offer Strong Opinions on Health Reform Proposals

Market Wire, June, 2009

"The federal government would be too large and not specific enough to meet my individual needs. Plus, I believe strongly that the quality of care provided by the government would be worse."

"Employers should not provide coverage. Let individuals subscribe to whatever plan they want and let employees take home money to purchase insurance instead of the employer purchasing for it for them. Individual needs are different."

"I do not think the government should be able to pick and choose the businesses that are required to carry health insurance for their workers."

"The federal government is doing a poor job with the health plans (i.e. Medicare and Medicaid) it controls now. Why would it be good to give them expanded control?"

"I would prefer that the government not be involved in providing my health care. However, I also cannot continue to provide health insurance on my own through private insurers if they continue to increase premiums at the current rate. If I could not afford private insurance, I would hope that there would be some other option rather than no insurance. If that is a government policy, then so be it."

Full survey results online at the NASE Research page.

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