Health Care Reform - New Coalition Advocates Health Reform Faithful to Free Market

A recent press release from Employee Benefit News tells of a newly formed grassroots coalition made-up of 20 statewide business chambers and employer organizations from across the country. As a group, they oppose an employer mandate.

From Employee Benefit News:

Employers for Quality Health Care is an independent bevy that includes family-owned businesses and Fortune 500 companies, standing alongside national groups such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers as members. The participants, representing thousands of predominately small to mid-size employers who voluntarily offer coverage to millions of employees and families, delineated their needs and suggestions for health care reform in a letter to President Obama and members of Congress.

As a group they oppose an employer mandate, claiming that most employers who can afford to provide health care coverage already do so in an effort to attract and retain talent. New government-run coverage would shift millions of Americans off their existing private plans, they protest.

The article can be found at: http://ebn.benefitnews.com/news/new-coalition-advocates-health-reform-faithful-to-free-market-2681812-1.html?ET=ebnbenefitnews:e308:2126416a:&st=email