A small-business owner proposes single-payer

Boston Globe, July 13, 2017

It is time we stop talking about the ACA and the ACHA. Neither bill will be a success for the American people. As a small-business owner, I have already seen that Obamacare hasn’t kept my costs down, nor has it allowed me to provide a high quality health coverage plan to my employees. The new AHCA would cause my rates to go up, because we have several older employees, and several employees who have had medical events in the past.

We should reboot this discussion and talk about single-payer health care. We need to look at the facts and keep the large lobbyists at bay. A single-payer program, one where employers no longer have to worry about negotiating with the greedy insurance and medical industries, can both reduce costs and provide greater coverage to those who need it.

As human beings, we could not have survived as a race without the charity of others in our group. Typically, our human desire to help others in distress is aroused in response to misfortunes in others. However, in this instance we have become focused on winning or losing for our “side”. We need to take a step back and look at the broader picture for all Americans. Our goal should be to move forward as a nation both economically as well as with compassion for those who are sick or disabled.

Mark Pinsley
Allentown, Pa.
A small-business owner proposes single-payer