4.8 million Americans could lose their health insurance...
Every 1 percent increase in private insurance premiums results in 300,000 additional uninsured Americans.
(The Lewin Group, 1999)

The Kennedy/Dingell approach to managed care reform would boost premiums an ADDITIONAL 4.1 percent - on top of anticipated double-digit inflation of 12 percent.
(Congressional Budget Office, Annual Towers Perrin Health Care Cost Survey)

Factoring in inflationary costs, that's 4.8 million more uninsured Americans this time next year if Kennedy/Dingell were fully effective.

Mandates contribute to cost increases...
In Vermont, health premiums have risen so dramatically over the last year that Democrat Governor Howard Dean implored state legislators during his State of the State Address not to send additional mandates to his desk. "The principle issue this year in health care is controlling costs. State-passed mandates have contributed about 25 percent of this year's increase in insurance premiums. Many of these I have supported. But this year I ask the Legislature not to pass any additional mandates."
Gov. Howard Dean's 2000 State of the State Address

...and more uninsured Americans
The 16 states that passed the most aggressive mandates and regulations in the individual and small employer insurance market between 1990-94 experienced higher average annual growth in their uninsured population than the other 34 states.
Melinda L. Shriver and Grace-Marie Arnett, Heritage Foundation Backgrounder No. 1211, August, 1998

The future under Kennedy-care...
More than 80 percent of employers say they will either raise employee premiums or reduce benefits if Congress passes laws to increase costs and make them legally liable for coverage decisions.
Harris Interactive Inc. for the American Association of Health Plans, February 2000

36 percent of employers say they would probably eliminate coverage if Congress passed legislation making employers subject to liability.
Hewitt Associates, January 2000

The average family pays $5,826 each year for health insurance (KPMG Peat Marwick, 1998 Employer Survey). Factoring in inflation and the CBO score of the Kennedy/Dingell bill, their insurance bills this time next year would be $938 higher.