Fwd: Health Insurance for RPT's?

[Mark Schecter]

Thank you, Joel, for this info. Just yesterday health care was the 
subject of discussion on KQED, the SF Bay Area's excellent public radio 
station. The show, Forum, is available as a free podcast from the iTunes 
store. The date was April 11, 2006, and the title is "Healthcare Mandate".

For anyone who doesn't know it, the iTunes software is available free 
for both Apple and Windows computers here:
http://www.apple.com/itunes/

There is a substantial understanding on the part of those involved in 
efforts to get coverage for all Americans, that small and micro 
businesses have a particularly difficult time getting affordable health 
care. The development noted below suggests there may be a light at the 
end of the tunnel, but I've no doubt there is much still to be done.

Let's write our congresspeople!

-Mark Schecter
Oakland, CA

Joel A. Jones wrote:
> Mark, Mark, & John,
> All Listers
> 
> Below is an update on legislation in the Senate on the
> Health bills affecting associations.
> 
> Thanks to Barb Cassaday for the update.
> 
> Write your Senators NOW..
> 
> Joel
> Joel Jones, RPT
> Madison, WIl
> 
> Begin forwarded message:
> 
>     *From: *Barbara Cassaday <barbcassaday at sbcglobal.net>
>     *Date: *April 11, 2006 7:40:14 PM CDT
>     *To: *"'Joel A. Jones'" <jajones2 at wisc.edu>
>     *Subject: RE: Health Insurance for RPT's?
>     Reply-To: *Barbara at ptg.org
> 
> 
> 
>     Update as reported by ASAE: 
>      
>     SENATE HELP COMMITTEE PASSES BILL ALLOWING SBHPs: Legislation
>     allowing associations to sell group policies called “small business
>     health plans” (SBHPs) to their members was approved March 15 by the
>     Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, marking the
>     first significant movement in the Senate on this issue in more than
>     a decade.
>      
>     They go on to report that bill sponsors hope to get it on the Senate
>     floor for debate in early May but expect significant opposition.
>      
>     Barb
>      
>      
>