Zogby:Most Small Business Employees Oppose Enzi Health Insurance Reform

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Zogby Survey Shows Most Small Business Employees Oppose Enzi Health Insurance Reform Legislation
Friday May 5, 10:55 am ET
Concern Expressed About Fairness of Older Workers Paying More for Health Insurance


Of those surveyed, there was widespread concern across all age groups about insurance premiums increasing for older employees. Eighty percent did not believe that older employees should pay higher insurance premiums than younger employees.

"One of the most interesting findings of the survey was that even younger employees, ages 18-34, greatly oppose -- 82 percent -- charging older workers higher premiums," said John Zogby, whose firm conducted the survey.

Other survey findings include:

* 70% say that the cost of health care should be spread evenly across
employees, regardless of their age, occupation or medical history.

* 71% do not feel that health insurance companies should be allowed to
charge higher premiums to small businesses that have a high percentage
of employees with existing health problems.

* By a 2-to-1 margin (61% verses 28%), small business employees do not
think that Congress should pass a law that would allow health insurance
companies and small businesses to avoid state regulations that protect
health care consumers.

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060505/dcf032.html?.v=50
past thread on subject with several great links and explanations to review.http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=2590237&mesg_id=2590237
MAY 8 Monday is the Big day when you will find out if your senator cares about health care coverage or not. If this bill passes we will lose any simblance of decent health care coverage in America, and those who already know that pain will be joined by millions more, Nothing for Everyone by Senator Enzi.
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1. and yet Frist is pushing this bill. He was on the floor yesterday asking

for Senators to vote yes on this bill. So, it is introduced.

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2. I called Enzi's office and left a msg about this poll and did the same

with Boxer, Chaffee, Byrd, Dodd, and Feingold. Feinstein. Then emailed copies. I can't seem to get a fax machine to work. Rings and rings, no answer.

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3. This bill does not pass the smell test. Just look at its advocates.

Since when has this crowd been concerned with individuals' insurance needs? This is designed to destroy state oversight of the insurance industry. Make no mistake.

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4. needless to say I will be glued to cspan Monday when its on the floor.

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5. I spoke to Mel Martinez's regional assitant/rep

And she said that Martinez would vote for the bill in its current form, I then told her why the bill sucked.

So for any floridians target Martinez for e-mails, faxes, etc..I think we can apply enough pressure to flip him.

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6. His voice mail in DC is full at 4:05 Pacific time Saturday

So I left a msg at his Pensacola office re the survey results. But Martinez is only in office at the insistance of der furer.

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7. We need a couple of Pukes to flip

I have heard that Snowe and Collins are in opposition to 1955 (cuz Maine actually has great protections in place and it would be political suicide to let them fall by the wayside)but Martinez is ripe IMO opinion, ya just gotta wake up the Seniors to start spamming him.

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8. I'll be going to the local coffee shop early tomorrow to get my copy

of the NYTimes and USA Today( ads are in more papers but I can buy these locally) to see the print ads the opposition has in them. AARP etc etc.