Dems Try to Scuttle Affordable Health Care

Health Insurance Shenanigans

Closing the health insurance gap -- The Washington Times

The cost of health care continues to rise, as does the number of uninsured workers. In 2001 alone, health-care costs rose by $67 billion, almost 14 percent. Because of the steep increase in premiums, many small businesses have dropped their policies. This trend threatens the coverage of millions, as 52 percent of the private-sector workforce is employed by small businesses. Association health plans (AHPs) are one way to close the widening coverage gap without increasing government spending.

In a nutshell, association health plans offer small businesses a way to pool their resources to buy insurance . . . .

The two biggest impediments to an AHP law are resistance from major insurance companies and liberals in the Senate. . . .

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