A Few Resources for Learning About Health Insurance Reform
By Leslie Martel Baer
As business owners, we are going to be greatly affected by health insurance reform. I’m all for some new approach, but I want it to be thoughtfully developed and executed. It is hard to believe that a well-reasoned bill is going to come out of the din we are currently enduring.
Nonetheless, I believe we owe it to ourselves, our businesses, and our fellow citizens to educate ourselves on the options. I believe in the democratic process in which citizens learn from the debate, formulate thoughtful opinions, and voice themselves through voting, contact with representatives, and public action. Who knows, maybe that process will work yet with health insurance reform.
To that end, I am posting a list of resources from the administration, generously compiled by Rick Colson of EcoVisual Communications. While I certainly do not claim that this list of resources is complete or unbiased—it is from a single source, afterall—it does appear to be a reasonable jumping off point for those of us who wish to understand the debate to formulate our own thoughtful opinions and raise our voices.
Meantime, I welcome considered suggestions for additional resources that would be valuable in formulating an objective decision about the health insurance reform discussion. Please feel welcome to send them in—without any bashing of “other” sides, of course.
