Having the Backbone to Set Minimum Standards for Health Insurance

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Author(s) Robert Reich
Source The Huffington Post
Date November 13, 2013
URL http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-reich/having-the-backbone-to-se_b_4268379.html
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Quotes-start.png Can we please get a grip? Whenever industry standards are lifted -- a higher minimum wage, safer workplaces, non-toxic foods and drugs, safer cars -- people no longer have the "freedom" to contract for the sub-standard goods and services. But that freedom is usually a mirage because big businesses have most of the power and average people don't have much of a choice. This has been especially the case with health insurance, which is why minimum standards here are essential. Quotes-end.png


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This item argues against the position Act should not have been passed on the topic Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.