Rep. Greg Ganske, R-Iowa,
co-sponsor of a patients bill of rights bill
that would increase the cost of health care for
small business owners, criticized an
advertisement run by the Health Benefits
Coalition, an organization dedicated to
market-based reform of the health care
system.
The Health Benefits Coalition,
headed by NFIB Vice President of Public Policy
Dan Danner, responded to Ganske's charges that
the proposed legislation wouldn't raise costs by
4 percent, or an average of $226 for an average
American's premiums in the first year.
In
fact, most of the 4 percent premium increase
that CBO predicts can be expected to occur very
shortly after Congress acts, not over 10 years,
says Danner. Most of the provisions would go
into effect soon after Congress enacts the
legislation.
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