Today's Talking Point

[lollardfish]

Government coverage for all catastrophic health care costs is a pro-business solution. Everybody wins.

-Health care companies could predict their costs because they know their ceiling, and then develop affordable plans and make a profit.
-Businesses would then be able to cover all their workers, knowing premiums will remain relatively stable.
-When small businesses and the self-employed can afford health care, because costs have lowered, the biggest percentage of the American health-care crisis will be taken care of. Then we can turn our attention to what's left.

Comments

[groomporter.livejournal.com]

One of my arguements lately has been if the business share of health care costs is minimized by some sort of plan like this, it also helps them compete better against foreign businesses who don't have to pay for health care which could reduce or at least slow the out-sourcing of U.S. jobs.

[lollardfish.livejournal.com]

Exactly. The key phrase is - "pro-business solution." There's no point in convincing people who already believe in government involvement in health care. The goal is to convince the rest of the country.