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Small Businesses Wary of Health Reform Bills

As many as 15 million people who work for small businesses paying lower salaries could lose benefits they currently have if a Democratic health reform bill is passed into law, USA Today highlights, citing estimates from the Congressional Budget Office.

“The estimates were based on an incomplete draft of a bill in the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, but they touched off a broader debate about who might lose health benefits received through their company,” the article said, noting employees at smaller companies are likely to be more vulnerable.

“The health insurance system doesn’t really work well for small employers,” Heritage Foundation health policy analyst Greg D’Angelo said in the article. He pointed out “the number of people who lose insurance will depend on factors lawmakers are still negotiating.”

Tags: Congressional Budget Office, greg d'angelo, small business