Economic research suggests that more than 1.5 million workers who would otherwise have switched jobs fail to do so every year because of fears about health insurance.
If Health Care Reform Fails, America’s Innovation Gap Will Grow
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I experienced this first-hand while still in the US and running a small business. And now, as I’ve started my own business in Canada, though there are additional out-of-pocket expenses for some non-urgent health care, I don’t live with the fear that an accident or other unforeseen event could ruin me financially. Further, I have very accessible and cost-effective options for self-insuring, should I choose.
The negative effect this problem has not only on innovation in the US but on American society’s sense of self-determination and well-being has received far too little attention in the debate over health care reform.
