South Florida Small Businesses Support Health Care Reform
With health care reform legislation being debated in Congress and scheduled for a vote prior to the August Congressional recess, local small business owners are hoping that this reform will help them provide coverage for their employees, and help them stay competitive.
South East Mechanical Service of Hollywood, FL prides itself on providing health insurance for its employees, but with premium increases every year of 10-20 percent and an economic slowdown, the company may have to eliminate their family coverage option for employees.
Patricia Diaz, a registered nurse from Tamarac, FL, knows that regular preventive medicine is the best way to stay healthy, and she has health insurance, but her premiums and co-pays are so high that she cant afford to use it, except in the case of an emergency.
Peter Medvin is an entrepreneur in Miami whose bed business, Zoom-Room, employs 2.5 employees, but Peters new business cant afford to provide health insurance coverage for his employees.
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