David May, president and CEO of the Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce weighs in with a cautionary note for business.
Rising insurance premiums make it tempting for some businesses to toss the problem to the government and walk away. The unintended consequences of doing so are profound: A huge portion of the economy would shift from being somewhat market-driven to government-operated with all the inefficiencies and politics that implies, quality of care goes down, timely access to care goes down, your personal health-care choices go down and aggregate costs skyrocket.
Nationalized health care will become a massive unfunded obligation and an anchor on our country's economic prosperity. Business people need to become involved, learn the numbers and let Rep. Betsy Markey and Sens. Michael Bennet and Mark Udall know health is a personal matter too important to be socialized.
