An Interview with Stella

topic: Should the federal government come into the healthcare system to help lower premiums?

answer: Stella is of the opinion that it is encumbant on the federal government to assist in lowering healthcare premiums because in the current system healthcare is tyed to one’s employer and since more and more people are unemployed, less and less people are insured.  In addition, the recession has forced small business owners to chose between healthcare benefits for a few of their employees forcing redundencies upon other workers.

sources: “Opinion on Health Care” – A New York Times opinion article that describes how a greater amount of Fed. government intervention in the Health Care system could stimulate the economy in addition to insuring the uninsured.

“Health Care: The hidden business killer” – A cnn.com article that Stella used to support the claim that many small businesses are forced to make a difficult choice: letting people go becuase insuring them is too costly.

“The Uninsured in America” – A census style survey that puts specific numbers on the amount of people insured/uninsured and the average cost of insurance.  The article also delves into the different types of Health insurance in America.