Health And The Economy

Real Health Care Reform Saves Jobs [1]

Two reports show how health care reform that includes a public health insurance option can have a positive effect on job growth. Together, they disprove the rhetoric that "play-or-pay" provisions that ensure all workers have health coverage will put people out of work.

» Philip Cryan: Will a "Pay or Play" Policy For Health Care Cause Job Losses? [2]
» Ken Jacobs and Jacob Hacker: How to Structure a "Play-or-Pay" Requirement on Employers [3]

Economists Say Health Care Is Good For Economic Recovery

More than 300 economists and other experts say: "We agree with President Obama: We can’t afford NOT to reform our health care system." Read the petition » [4]