The
National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB), which made significant membership gains actively opposing President Clinton's health reforms in the early 1990s, released some responses from a membership survey, which had predictably skewed questions and predictably skewed answers, with a remarkably consistent 68-70% of respondents opposed to anything: HMO consumer protections (called "mandates on small businesses"), an individual mandate, even a subsidized pool for those who can't afford coverage.
The one response that wasn't predictable:
"...on whether or not the state should require health insurers to issue policies regardless of pre-existing medical conditions: A little more than half, 54%, said, ‘Yes,' 32% said ‘No,' and 14% were undecided."Even this crowd, responding to a less-than-friendly question, thinks that there is a bigger role for the state to oversee the insurers.
Labels: Employers, ExpandingCoverage, GuaranteedIssue, IndividualMandate, Insurers, YearOfReform
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