Health Care Stakeholder Discussion with Nancy-Ann DeParle

Description: Thorp: Well, sure, I wanted to go back to small business owners because I think if there is ever a case that was just made for health reform, you just heard it. We are in a vicious cycle of trying in the short run to save costs by increasing co-pays and deductibles on exactly the wrong types of folks that we shouldn't be increasing co-pays and deductibles on. So we're not going to solve this problem with health care costs through a benefit redesign and hiking up co-pays and deductibles. ...