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Proposed Legislation Would Give Small-Business Employees Access to the Same Group Health-Insurance Plans that Are Currently Available to Union Workers and Employees of Large Corporations
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(TEBO OPEN):
WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS, THE SENATE IS EXPECTED TO VOTE ON THE
"HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETPLACE MODERNIZATION AND AFFORDABILITY ACT"--A
BILL THAT WOULD GIVE SMALL-BUSINESS EMPLOYEES ACCESS TO THE SAME QUALITY
GROUP HEALTH-INSURANCE PLANS THAT ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO UNION
WORKERS AND EMPLOYEES OF LARGE CORPORATIONS. NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® PRESIDENT TOM STEVENS IS URGING
THE SENATE TO APPROVE THE MEASURE...
(STEVENS):
"OUR OVER 1.2-MILLION MEMBERS CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THIS
ISSUE--NOT ONLY FOR THEMSELVES, BUT ALSO FOR THE PEOPLE IN THEIR
COMMUNITIES. A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF AMERICA'S 46-MILLION
UNINSURED CITIZENS WORK FOR SMALL BUSINESSES THAT CANNOT AFFORD TO OFFER
HEALTH-CARE-INSURANCE BENEFITS TO THEIR WORKERS. PASSAGE OF THIS
BILL WOULD GIVE SMALL BUSINESSES, AND THE SELF-EMPLOYED, THE OPPORTUNITY
TO SECURE AFFORDABLE HEALTH-INSURANCE COVERAGE. AFTER ALL, SMALL
BUSINESSES GENERATE WELL OVER 60-PERCENT OF ALL NEW JOBS. THE
BUSINESSES MAY BE SMALL--BUT, TOGETHER, THEIR POWER DRIVES OUR ECONOMY.
CONGRESS NEEDS TO ACT NOW, TO END THE DISCRIMINATION BETWEEN THOSE WHO
HAVE HEALTH-CARE COVERAGE AND THOSE WHO DO NOT, BASED ON THE SIZE OF THE
ORGANIZATION THEY WORK FOR."
(TEBO CLOSE):
A SIMILAR VERSION OF THE BILL HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROVED BY THE HOUSE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT
"REALTOR"-DOT-ORG.
I'M BOB TEBO.
