Dan Danner, NFIB's vice
president of federal public policy, testified in
front of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and
Pensions Committee against health care policy
proposals that increase the cost of health care
for small business owners.
The high cost
of health care is the number one problem for
small business, says Danner. If the committee
wants to increase the number of Americans with
health-care coverage, it will reject any
proposals that would increase costs for small
business owners and their employees.
One
proposal, the Patients' Bill of Rights,
introduced by Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., would
increase liability for health plans and increase
the costs of health care by adding mandates.
If these amendments pass, they would
have a devastating effect on employers and
employees, as well as the health-care system as
a whole, says
Danner.
3.18.1999
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